IPL 2026: Shreyas Iyer fined ₹12 lakh despite Punjab Kings’ win
Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Punjab Kings, has been fined after his team won by 3 wickets in their first IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans. The fine on the PBKS captain marked the first offence committed by a team in this year’s edition of the tournament which started on March 28.
The fine comes as an early warning for PBKS who managed to clinch a hard fought win thanks to Cooper Connolly’s mature knock. Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Punjab Kings, has been fined after his team won by 3 wickets in their first IPL 2026 match against Gujarat Titans.
Shreyas Iyer fined ₹12 lakh for slow over-rate in PBKS’s IPL 2026 opener
“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, Iyer was fined INR 12 lakhs,” the release stated.
Over rate is the number of overs a team bowls in one hour. According to International Cricket Council rules, teams must bowl 15 overs per hour in Tests, 14.28 in ODIs, and 14.11 in T20s. In IPL. including the two strategic timeouts, which last for two minutes and 30 seconds, the bowling side is expected to maintain an over rate of 14.11 and finish their quota of 20 overs in one hour and 30 minutes, barring any delays due to weather or any such unforeseen circumstances.
The first offence in a season, the bowling team’s captain is fined ₹12 lakh. If it happens again, the captain is fined ₹24 lakh, while the other 10 players are fined either ₹6 lakh or 25% of their match fee, whichever is lower. For the third and each subsequent offence in a season, the captain of the bowling team will be fined 30 lakhs and will also be banned for one match. The other 10 players in the team will also be fined 12 lakhs or 50% of their match fees, depending on which amount is lesser.
