NewzVille Sports Desk
Bowler Digvesh Singh of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Lucknow on Monday.
This was Singh’s third Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 this season and hence, he has accumulated Two Demerit Points, in addition to Three Demerit Points he had accumulated earlier – One Demerit Point against Punjab Kings on 01 April, 2025 and Two Demerit Points against Mumbai Indians on 04 April, 2025.
As he now has Five Demerit points this season – which result in a one-game suspension – Digvesh will now be suspended for LSG’s next game – against Gujarat Titans on 22 May, 2025 in Ahmedabad.
For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding.
All-rounder Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad also has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the same match. This was Sharma’s first Level 1 offence under Article 2.6 this season and hence, he has accumulated One Demerit Point.
