Overview
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar was fined ₹24 lakh for his team's second slow over-rate offence of the IPL 2025 season.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins was fined ₹12 lakh for his team's first slow over-rate violation during the same match.
- All playing XI members, including Impact Players, from both teams were fined ₹6 lakh or 25% of their match fees, whichever was lower.
- The penalties followed SRH’s 42-run victory over RCB in Lucknow, where SRH posted a commanding 231/6 and restricted RCB to 189 all out.
- Under IPL rules, designated captains are held accountable for over-rate breaches, even if they are not leading on the field, as in Patidar's case.