Overview

• During West Delhi Lions’ chase, Digvesh Rathi aborted a delivery, Nitish Rana stepped away in response, then reverse‑swept a six and mimicked Rathi’s “notebook” celebration before the pair had to be separated.
• Officials sanctioned players without hearings: Rathi was fined 80% (Article 2.2, Level 2) and Rana 50% (Article 2.6, Level 1), with no suspensions reported from this match.
• A separate melee after Krish Yadav’s dismissal led to further penalties, with Yadav docked 100% of his fee, Sumit Mathur 50%, and Aman Bharti 30% for code breaches.
• Rana finished unbeaten on 134 off 55 balls to steer West Delhi to a seven‑wicket win in a 202 chase, sending the Lions into Qualifier 2.
• Rathi conceded 39 in two overs before being removed from the attack, the DPL posted clips of the clashes on X that went viral, and Rana later defended his reaction, as Rathi’s prior IPL sanction was noted in coverage.