Pacer Mukesh Kumar of Delhi Capital gave a heavy punishment by BCCI after accepting …

Delhi Capital Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar was fined 10 percent of his match fee and was given a demerit point to dissolve the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Mumbai Indians on Wednesday. Mukesh was punished for a level 1 offense under Article 2.2 of the code, which belongs to the misuse of cricket equipment or ground fixtures. The IPL said in a release, “Mukesh Kumar accepted Article 2.2 (cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and misuse of fixtures and fittings) and accepted the approval of the match referee.” “For level 1 violations of the code of conduct, the decision of the match referee is final and binding.”

Coming into the match, Suryakumar Yadav’s Dout 73 Not Out proved the difference as Mumbai Indians sealed the fourth and final play-off berths with 59 runs from Delhi capitals.

Suryakumar’s masterclass-seven fours knock 43 balls and paved the way for half a dozen sixes in adverse position-a dominant victory. The five-time champion did not make a play-off last year.

Delhi Capital, who came to the competition with his appropriate part of the opportunity to reach the last four, saw that when MI batsmen scored 48 runs in the last two overs, the tables were started on them.

But the visitors were also guilty of a humble answer in a do-or-dai competition, which was blown up their top-order in the powerplay, the rest of the competition was left only formalities.

Chasing 181, the Delhi Capital, which was regularly without captain Axar Patel, played 121 roles in 18.2 overs, with Sameer Rizvi (39) top scorer.

Mitchell Santner was a pickle of the Mumbai Indians bowlers, returning from 4–0-11-3 and accounting for Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam (20) and Ashutosh Sharma (18). Jaspreet Bumrah returned from 3.2–0-12-3 and enjoyed another successful outing.

(With PTI input)