IPL 2024: Sanju Samson fined 30 percent match fees for breaching Code of Conduct

Sanju Samson. (Source -IPL/BCCI)

Mr. Sanju Samson, Captain of Rajasthan Royals has been fined 30 percent of his match fees for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 56 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 07, 2024.

Samson committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence 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.

In the 56th match of IPL 2024, Rajasthan locked horns with Delhi and went on to lose the clash by 20 runs. After chasing 221 runs, the top order of the Royals failed to make an impact, putting all the load on Sanju Samson and the rest of the unit. Sanju, in pursuit of a big target, tried his best by producing 86 off 46 before falling to a controversial dismissal. After the skipper’s dismissal, RR got derailed and lost the match in Delhi.

“I think we had it in our hands, it was like 11-12 runs per over, it was achievable, but these things happen in IPL. Yes, we are doing both the things fine, we will like to stick to what the conditions demand, 220 was 10 runs extra to chase, if we had conceded a couple of less boundaries, we would have made it through. The DC opener (Fraser McGurk) came out and did what he has done through the tournament, we still came back well. We have lost three games but all those games have been really tight, we have been playing remarkably well, we have to do some fine-tuning and make a comeback, we need to keep the momentum going.

“Yes and No actually, you have to give credit to someone like Stubbs who batted well against Sandeep, who has been bowling very well in the last 10-11 games, he scored 2-3 sixes extra against my best bowlers who are Yuzi Chahal and Sandeep Sharma. We have lost the game, we have to find out where we lost the game and we need to keep moving,” said Samson after the match.