Sunrisers Hyderabad vice-captain Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of the match fees and also given one demerit point for showing dissent to umpire’s decision during an IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Abhishek was not convinced by the catch taken by Varun Chakaravarthy, but the decision was upheld after the catch was checked. The SRH opener seemed unhappy with the decision
and gestured in frustration before walking back to the pavilion. His dissent didn’t go unnoticed and he was slapped with a fine for breaching the code of conduct.
“Abhishek Sharma, All-rounder, Sunrisers Hyderabad has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Thursday,” the IPL released a statement.
“He admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it added.
Abhishek missed out on his fifty after being dismissed on 48 by Blessing Muzarabani with the catch adjudged taken cleanly by Varun.
Sent in to bat first, SRH got off to a flying start, courtesy an 82-run opening stand between Abhishek and Travid Head (46). Then Heinrich Klaasen struck a brisk 52 and Nitish Reddy chipped in with a fluent 39, as SRH posted 226 for eight in 20 overs.
In reply, KKR were bowled out for 161 in 16 overs with Angkrish Raghuvanshi top-scoring with a 29-ball 52.
