Overview

• Match officials docked Digvesh Rathi 80% of his match fee and Nitish Rana 50%, with further penalties for Krish Yadav (100%), Sumit Mathur (50%) and Aman Bharti (30%).
• The confrontation followed a sequence of mind games—Rathi stopping in his run-up, Rana backing away, a reverse-sweep six, and a mocked “notebook” celebration—before players intervened to prevent a physical altercation.
• Rana’s unbeaten 134 off 55 balls powered West Delhi Lions to a seven-wicket chase of 202 with 17 balls remaining, while Rathi conceded 39 in two overs and was taken out of the attack.
• A separate melee erupted after Krish Yadav’s dismissal, involving Mathur and Bharti in pushing and shoving before umpires restored order, and all incidents were captured in official DPL footage shared on X.
• Rana later defended his reaction, saying he would not ‘sit quietly’ if provoked, as West Delhi advanced through Qualifier 2 to reach the final against Central Delhi Kings.