SRH vs KKR, IPL 2026: SunRisers Hyderabad vice captain, Abhishek Sharma, found himself in an unwanted controversy over his actions during the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Sharma, who provided a fiery start to SRH, scoring 48 off 21 balls, has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees for breaching the IPL code of conduct.
Abhishek Sharma has also accumulated one demerit point for the offence. According to PTI, he has admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and accepted the match referee's sanction. As per the IPL Governing Council, for Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the match referee's decision is final and binding.
SRH vs KKR: Why Abhishek Sharma Has Been Fined?
According to the match referee, Abhishek Sharma, whose blazing innings helped SRH to post a match-winning total of 226/8, breached the article 2.3. He was sanctioned for showing dissent on TV umpire Nitin Menon's decision after Varun Chakaravarthy took a diving catch, but there seemed to be no conclusive evidence that the catch was taken cleanly.
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However, Menon deemed the catch to be legal, but the batter disagreed and expressed his disappointment while walking off.
Article 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct refers to the use of offensive, obscene or profane (in any language) words that can be heard by the spectators, whether by way of the stump-microphone or otherwise.
SRH vs KKR, IPL 2026: Match Summary
Sunrisers Hyderabad returned to winning ways with a dominant 65-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL clash on Thursday. Powered by Heinrich Klaasen's composed 52 off 35 balls and strong starts from Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48), SRH posted an imposing 226/8. Despite Blessing Muzarabani's four-wicket haul, KKR's bowling lacked control at key moments.
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In reply, KKR faltered under pressure and were bowled out for 161 in just 16 overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi's 52 and Rinku Singh's 35 were the only notable contributions as poor coordination and lack of partnerships hurt the chase, sealing KKR's second successive defeat.