Heinrich Klaasen of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batted for 44 runs against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Saturday night. The South African, on the other hand, got in trouble for making an ‘inappropriate comment’ during the game. The IPL governing council found him guilty of violating the Code of Conduct and fined Klaasen 10% of his match fee.
“Heinrich Klaasen has been fined 10 Percent of his match-fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 58 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on May 13,” the IPL statement read.
“Klaasen admitted to the Level 1 Offence under Article 2.7 which states the use of public criticism/inappropriate comment in the IPL’s Code of Conduct,” it added.
The IPL’s governing council also chastised Lucknow Super Giants leg-spinner Amit Mishra for celebrating after dismissing SRH opener Anmolpreet Singh on Saturday.
“Amit Mishra has been reprimanded for breaching the IPL’s Code of Conduct. Mishra admitted to level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of IPL’s Code of Conduct which states abuse of equipment during the match. Mishra accepted the sanction,” the IPL release read.
“For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it added.