In a statement issued by the IPL, it was said that Hardik Pandya broke the rules to misuse of cricket equipment and field equipment during the match. The incident occurred after the fourth ball of the 10th over of the second innings, when Hardik angrily hit the wicket bails while returning to his run-up.

Hardik fined
In this case, IPL has imposed a fine of 10 percent of the match fee on Hardik and also added one demerit point to his account. Hardik accepted his mistake, after which there was no need to hear the case. Actually, this match was very important for Mumbai Indians, but the team once again disintegrated under pressure. With Hardik’s return, it was expected that Mumbai would show some changes, but the result turned out to be the opposite. The team suffered its ninth defeat of the season and is now facing the danger of going to the bottom of the points table.

Mumbai started with a win
Mumbai Indians started this season in great style. The team won its first match after 14 years, but after that everything went wrong. Consecutive defeats against Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings pushed the team back.

The entire season was bad for Mumbai
The team’s troubles did not end here. Rohit Sharma continued to struggle with injury, Suryakumar Yadav’s bat remained silent and Jasprit Bumrah also could not take wickets as expected. Captain Hardik Pandya himself was seen struggling this season. He scored just 172 runs in nine matches and took only four wickets.

Hardik’s captaincy record is also now under question. In 2024, Mumbai Indians had finished last under his captaincy and now once again the team’s performance looks disappointing. Although the franchise currently seems to be in no mood to remove Hardik from the captaincy, but it is difficult to say when the situation will change in the IPL.

Interestingly, many captains are under pressure this season. The teams of Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane and Axar Patel have also not been able to perform as per expectations. In such a situation, the coming time is going to be very important for both Hardik Pandya and Mumbai Indians.