BCCI Slaps Heavy Fine on Rajat Patidar After RCB's Thrilling Win Against Mumbai

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered a thrilling 12-run victory against Mumbai Indians on Monday night in IPL 2025.

BCCI fines Rajat Patidar: Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a thrilling match at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Monday, 7 April, in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025). RCB, thanks to half-centuries by Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, posted 221 runs and then restricted Mumbai Indians to 209. However, RCB captain Rajat Patidar made a fielding error during the match, the consequences of which he faced both during and after the game.

Penalty during the match

Rajat Patidar was found guilty of slow over-rate in this match. During the match, he was penalised for having one fielder short of the boundary during the last over of Mumbai's innings. Now, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has imposed a fine of ₹12 lakh on him.

IPL statement

The IPL statement said that Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar has been fined because his team maintained a slow over-rate during IPL 2025 match number 20 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium.

First offence of the season

This was the team's first offence of the season under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct, relating to minimum over-rate offences. Rajat Patidar has been fined ₹12 lakh for this.