Here is a full list of players who have been penalised for violating the IPL Code of Conduct during 2025 Indian Premier League.
Clause 12.6 of the IPL Playing Conditions deal with over rates. As per the clause, a team has to complete 14.11 overs an hour. In uninterrupted matches, “the 20th over should finish within 90 minutes (being 85 minutes of playing time plus 5 minutes of time-out) of the start of the innings,” states the clause.
“For delayed or interrupted matches where an innings is scheduled to be less than 20 overs, the maximum time of 90 minutes shall be reduced by 4 minutes 15 seconds for every over by which the innings is reduced.”
If a team is guilty of violating these stipulations, they lose the extra fielder outside the 30-yard circle. For a first offence, the captain is fined INR 12 lakh. This applies to the designated captain of the playing XI if the squad captain is neither in the playing XI or the Impact Player. For the second offence, the captains pays double (INR 24 lakh), and the other team members are penalised INR 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their match fee, whichever is lower.
Until last year, in case of a third offence by a side in the same season, the captain would be fined INR 30 lakh and suspended for one match (if it is the side’s last game of the season, the suspension will carry over to the next season), while his teammates would be fined INR 12 lakh or 50 per cent of their match fees (whichever is lower). However, suspensions for over rate offences have been done away with for IPL 2025.
If a captain tries to escape a ban by handing over the leadership duties, the sanctions will still be applicable unless the BCCI is notified in writing about a formal change in captaincy.
Over-rate penalty: Full list
Match 9 – Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians): Mumbai maintained a slow over rate during their away match against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Since this was their first offence of IPL 2025, their captain Pandya was fined INR 12 lakh. Pandya had earlier missed MI’s season opener, against the Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk, after MI fell short on over rate in their last match of IPL 2024: he had served all his warnings before that.
Match 11 – Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals): RR maintained a slow over rate during their “home” game against Chennai Super Kings at Guwahati. This was their first offence for the season. Sanju Samson, their full-time captain, was not their designated skipper for the game. Riyan, who stood in for Samson, was fined INR 12 lakh.
Match 16 – Rishabh Pant (Lucknow Super Giants): LSG maintained a slow over rate during their home victory over Mumbai Indians, their first offence of the season. Skipper Pant was fined INR 12 lakh.
Match 21 – Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): RCB maintained a slow over rate during their away victory against Mumbai Indians. This was their first offence of the season. Patidar, their captain, was fined INR 12 lakh.
Match 23 – Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals): RR maintained a slow over rate against Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad. Since this was their second offence of IPL 2025, captain Samson was fined INR 24 lakh (though Riyan led them during the first match). The rest of the team was fined INR 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their match fees, whichever is lower.
Match 29 – Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals): DC maintained a slow over rate during their home match against MI at Delhi. Since this was their first offence of the season, their captain Axar was fined INR 12 lakh.
Code of Conduct breaches: Full list
Match 13 – Digvesh Singh Rathi (Lucknow Super Giants): The spinner was fined 25 per cent of his match fee, and received one demerit point for a Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 of the Code of Conduct, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a another player in the match." After dismissing Punjab Kings batter Priyansh Arya, Digvesh had celebrated by miming the act of signing a notebook.
Match 16 – Digvesh Singh Rathi (Lucknow Super Giants): After pulling out his "notebook" celebration for the second successive game, Digvesh was fined 50 per cent of his match fee, and accumulated an additional two demerit points.
Match 19 – Ishant Sharma (Gujarat Titans): Fined 25 per cent of his match fees, accumulated one Demerit Point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Match 22 – Glenn Maxwell (Punjab Kings): Fined 25 per cent of his match fees, accumulated one Demerit Point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct against Chennai Super Kings.
Match 32 – Munaf Patel (Delhi Capitals): The DC bowling coach was fined 25 per cent of his match fees and accumulated a demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s home match against RR. Munaf admitted to a Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 that “pertains to the conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”. He accepted the match referee’s sanction.
