DC vs RR: Sanju Samson fined by BCCI over argument with ...

Sanju Samson has been fined 30% of his match fees for his dissent against the third umpire's judgement after being ruled out (caught) in the 56th match of the ongoing 17th edition of the Indian Premier League.

RR captain Sanju Samson talks to umpire after getting out. (AP Photo)

RR captain Sanju Samson was fined 30% of his match fees after a heated on-field argument with the umpires following his controversial dismissal during the IPL 2024 match against DC on Tuesday. Sanju Samson's seemingly disputed dismissal sparked widespread outrage on social media. Samson was caught by Shai Hope at the long-off boundary while batting magnificently on 84; the side angle revealed Hope's foot perilously close to the boundary line, with many assuming he also touched the rope. However, there was no conclusive evidence to support the claim, prompting the TV umpire to rule the RR skipper out.

"Mr Sanju Samson, Captain, Rajasthan Royals has been fined 30 per cent 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," the BCCI's statement read.

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DC earned a hard-fought 20-run win over Royals to technically stay alive in the IPL play-offs race as home spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav played a key role in the team's victory in the must-win contest Tuesday. Yet again, it was Jake Fraser-McGurk (50) and Abhishek Porel's (65) coruscating display of power-hitting that took DC to a challenging 221 for eight.

Chasing a stiff target to secure their place in the play-offs, the Royals were going strong but once skipper Sanju Samson (86 off 46 balls) was dismissed in the 16th over, their innings lost momentum. They ended up at 201 for 8. Wrist spinner Kuldeep (2/25 in 4 overs) and left-arm spinner Axar (1/25 in 3 overs) exhibited impressive control over line and length that did put brakes on Royals' scoring rate in the middle overs. The two bowlers gave away just 50 runs in their combined seven overs. After Tuesday's win, Delhi Capitals moved to fifth place with 12 points -- the same as three other teams -- but even if they win their remaining two contests, it will be difficult for them to make the knockout stage as the teams placed above them have better chances of logging 18 points. DC can have a maximum of 16 points.