IPL 2025: Axar Patel Fined ₹12 Lakh for Slow Over Rate as Delhi Capitals Suffer First Loss in IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Axar Patel has been fined ₹12 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate during their IPL 2025 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday night in Delhi.

"As this was his team's first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL's Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Patel was fined INR 12 lakhs," the IPL media release read.

Chasing 206, Delhi Capitals looked in control at one point, especially with Karun Nair playing a brilliant comeback innings of 89. They needed just 66 runs from the last eight overs and still had seven wickets in hand. But things quickly went downhill; they kept losing wickets and couldn’t build any partnerships. To make matters worse, they had three run-outs in the second-last over, which completely turned the game. In the end, they fell short by 12 runs. This was their first loss after winning four games in a row.

"We had the game. I think we had soft dismissals from the middle order, some bad shots. We lost by 12 runs with an over to go so we could have still won it. It can't happen that your lower-order batters will always save you in chases. There are some odd days where you play wrong shots, so I don't think there is any point in thinking too much about it," Axar said after the game.

Earlier in the tournament, players like Hardik Pandya from Mumbai Indians, Riyan Parag and Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals, and Rajat Patidar from Royal Challengers Bengaluru were fined for not finishing their overs on time.

ALSO READ: IPL 2025: Updated Orange and Purple Cap standings after the DC vs MI match