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Lucknow Super Giants spinner Digvesh Singh has been fined 25 percent of his match fees and received one demerit point for violating the IPL Code of Conduct during Tuesday’s match against Punjab Super Kings in Lucknow.
The violation occurred when Singh gave a send-off to Punjab Kings batter Priyansh Arya after dismissing him in the third over.
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The IPL issued a statement late Tuesday addressing the incident: “Digvesh Singh, Bowler, Lucknow Super Giants 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 Punjab Kings at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Tuesday.”
“Digvesh Singh admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 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,” the statement further added.
Punjab Kings emerged victorious in the match, successfully chasing down the target of 172 runs with 22 balls remaining and securing an eight-wicket win.
Prabsimran Singh led the chase with an explosive 69 runs off 34 balls, including three boundaries and three sixes.
Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer contributed significantly with an unbeaten 52 runs from 30 balls, concluding the match with a six.
Lucknow Super Giants, who batted first, posted a total of 171 for 7 wickets, which proved insufficient against Punjab’s strong batting performance.
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