Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Abhishek Sharma during their IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Kolkata on Thursday (April 2). Photo: BCCI
Abhishek Sharma fined 25 pc of match fee, handed 1 demerit point
Abhishek admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) opening batter Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Kolkata on Thursday (April 2).
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“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,” IPL said in a statement.
SRH's first win
He scored 48 runs off 21 deliveries to get SRH to a flier in the powerplay.
SRH registered their first win of IPL 2026, with a thumping 65-run victory, with Abhishek playing his part with the bat, hitting four fours and as many sixes.
But he was sanctioned for showing dissent on TV umpire Nitin Menon’s decision after Varun Chakaravarthy took a diving catch off Blessing Muzarabani in the ninth over. Still, there seemed to be no conclusive evidence that the catch was taken cleanly.
But Menon deemed the catch to be legal, which the batter disagreed with and expressed his disappointment while walking off.