It was a tough day in the office for Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Axar Patel. First, they encountered the first loss of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season against Mumbai Indians (MI). Later, the southpaw was also fined INR 12 lakh for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the game against MI at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
DC failed to finish their quota of overs within the stipulated cut-off time on April 13, resulting in a slow over-rate offense. DC failed to chase the target of 206 runs, coming short by 12 runs. Axar has copped a fine for the first time since taking over as DC skipper from Rishabh Pant ahead of the IPL 2025 season. The all-rounder first captained the side against RCB last year when then-skipper Pant had to serve a one-match ban for slow over-rule breaches.
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"As this was his team's first offense of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL's Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offenses, Patel was fined INR 12 lakhs," the IPL media release read.
For the unversed, Axar Patel became the sixth captain to be fined for a slow over-rate offense in the ongoing IPL 2025 season. Riyan Parag, Rishabh Pant, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson, and Hardik Pandya are the other skippers to be fined this season for slow over-rate.
Axar Patel shares message to DC after a tough loss to MI
For the unversed, DC was set to win the fifth straight match of the IPL 2025 season after Karun Nair blitzed his way to a sparkling 89 runs. At one stage, in the run chase of 206, DC was placed 135 runs for the loss of two wickets. However, afterward, MI made a strong comeback by holding on to their nerve and by clever bowling in the death stages of the innings. Axar appreciated the efforts of his teammates and said not to dwell too much on their first loss this season.
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"No need to worry much right now. I was happy with the way the pitch was responding, dew was on too. Had we held on our catches, we might've been chasing less tonight. Vipraj has been brilliant, confidence as a captain is high with three spinners are doing well. Kuldeep's season has been unbelievable, it's working out nicely for him. We need to forget this game and move on," Axar Patel said during the post-match presentation in New Delhi.
