IPL 2025: PBKS Captain Shreyas Iyer Fined for Bowling Overs Too Slowly

In the IPL 2025 season, Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer received a fine for not completing his team’s bowling overs on time during a recent match. The Indian Premier League (IPL) announced the penalty after the PBKS team failed to finish their 20 overs within the set time limit.

According to IPL rules, every team must bowl their overs within a fixed amount of time. If the team takes longer, the captain is held responsible and has to pay a fine. In this case, the match officials noticed the delay and reported the slow over-rate. As the leader of the team, Shreyas Iyer had to face the consequences.

The IPL match where the incident happened saw PBKS struggle to keep up with the clock. Despite Iyer’s efforts to manage the field and rotate bowlers, the team could not finish their overs in time. The league fined Iyer ₹12 lakh as per the rules for a first-time offense.

This fine is a warning to all teams in the IPL to manage their time better during matches. The league uses the over-rate rule to keep the game moving smoothly and to respect the schedules of broadcasters and fans. If teams break this rule again, the fines increase, and players may even face suspensions.

Shreyas Iyer accepted the fine and did not challenge the decision. He promised to improve his team’s pace in the upcoming matches. The PBKS management also said they would support Iyer in helping the team follow all the IPL guidelines.

Fans of PBKS hope that the team will learn from this mistake and perform better in the next games. Although the fine does not affect the match result, it reminds teams to play within the rules and maintain discipline on the field.

With several matches still to come in IPL 2025, all teams will now watch their over-rates more carefully to avoid similar penalties.