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SRH vs GT, IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans' fast bowler Ishant Sharma has been fined a hefty 25 per cent of his match fee and handed a demerit point for breaching Indian Premier League's code of conduct laws during a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.

IPL released an official statement on Monday, stating that the GT's seasoned pacer was guilty of committing an offence falling under Article 2.2 and has accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. 

"Ishant Sharma, Bowler, Gujarat Titans 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 Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on Sunday," a statement by IPL read.

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Ishant's performance against SRH was subpar in Hyderabad as the seasoned player experienced an expensive outing, hammering for 53 runs in his 4 overs which notably was nearly 30 per cent of SRH's total runs yesterday.

"Ishant Sharma admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 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 concluded.

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The 36-year-old has been struggling to find footing and stopping batter from scoring handsomely against him throughout his outings. Adding salt to his woes, giving away 97 runs across eight overs in three games with just one wicket.

Notably, Ishant is not the first player to get a hefty fine in this ongoing edition as so far five players have been handed punishments. Apart from Ishant, Lucknow spinner Digvesh Rathi, Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya, Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag, and Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant have been fined so far in this season.