Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was fined 10% of her match fee for breaching the Code of Conduct in the victory in opposition to UP Warriorz within the Women’s Premier League on Thursday (March 6, 2025). She admitted to the Level 1 offence, which pertains to showing dissent at an umpire’s determination.
The 35-year-old has been responsible of shedding her cool on the sector of play previously. In July 2023, she obtained a two-match ban for her outburst in opposition to an umpiring determination whereas taking part in Bangladesh in Dhaka — she smashed the stumps with the bat following her dismissal and referred to as the usual of umpiring “pathetic” within the post-match presentation.
At the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday, Harmanpreet’s indiscretion occurred firstly of the twentieth over of Warriorz’s innings. With MI discovered to be behind the clock on the over-rate, umpire Ajitesh Argal signalled for solely 4 fielders to be exterior the 30-yard circle for Amelia Kerr’s remaining over. It prompted Harmanpreet to go as much as the umpire and voice her disagreement. When Sophie Ecclestone, who was the non-striker firstly of the over, chimed in, Harmanpreet’s mood boiled over and led to a fierce trade of phrases.
“I was just trying to defuse the situation between Harman and Sophie,” Kerr mentioned on the post-match presser. “It got a little bit heated out there. Both are very passionate and competitive. I’m a bit more laidback. I was just trying to calm the situation.”
Warriorz’s Georgia Voll made mild of the incident. “Sophie is a bit of an angry aunt anyway. It was quite funny to watch,” mentioned the 21-year-old Aussie. “But MI was seven minutes behind the over rate. So, I’m not really sure why Harman was mad at that.”
Published – March 07, 2025 12:22 pm IST
