WPL 2025: MI’s Harmanpreet fined 10% of match price for displaying dissent

Mumbai Indians’ Harmanpreet Kaur performs in opposition to UP Warriorz within the WPL match at Ekana Stadium, in Lucknow on March 6, 2025
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Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was fined 10% of her match price for breaching the Code of Conduct within the victory in opposition to UP Warriorz within the Ladies’s Premier League on Thursday (March 6, 2025). She admitted to the Stage 1 offence, which pertains to displaying dissent at an umpire’s determination.

The 35-year-old has been responsible of shedding her cool on the sphere of play prior to now. In July 2023, she acquired a two-match ban for her outburst in opposition to an umpiring determination whereas enjoying Bangladesh in Dhaka — she smashed the stumps with the bat following her dismissal and known as the usual of umpiring “pathetic” within the post-match presentation.

On the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Thursday, Harmanpreet’s indiscretion occurred at the beginning 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 under 4 fielders to be exterior the 30-yard circle for Amelia Kerr’s ultimate over. It prompted Harmanpreet to go as much as the umpire and voice her disagreement. When Sophie Ecclestone, who was the non-striker at the beginning of the over, chimed in, Harmanpreet’s mood boiled over and led to a fierce change of phrases.

“I used to be simply attempting to defuse the scenario between Harman and Sophie,” Kerr stated on the post-match presser. “It received somewhat bit heated on the market. Each are very passionate and aggressive. I’m a bit extra laidback. I used to be simply attempting to calm the scenario.”

Warriorz’s Georgia Voll made mild of the incident. “Sophie is a little bit of an offended aunt anyway. It was fairly humorous to look at,” stated the 21-year-old Aussie. “However MI was seven minutes behind the over price. So, I’m probably not certain why Harman was mad at that.”