- By Namrata Vijay
- Wed, 13 May 2026 04:03 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
GT vs SRH IPL 2026: Pat Cummins was fined INR 12 lakh for a slow over rate during Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2026 match against the Gujarat Titans. As it was SRH’s first such offence of the season, the fine was set at INR 12 lakh.
Slow over-rate violations have become a familiar issue in the IPL, with multiple skippers facing sanctions in recent seasons. This season, officials have already sanctioned Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane for the same offence. For Cummins, the penalty only worsened a disappointing evening as SRH slumped to a heavy defeat against GT. maintained a slow over rate during Match No. 56 of TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad."
"As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Cummins was fined INR 12 lakhs," read the statement from IPL.
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SRH'S ROUGH DAY IN AHMEDABAD
Sunrisers Hyderabad were bowled out for 86 in 14.5 overs, losing to Gujarat Titans by 82 runs while chasing 168 in Ahmedabad.
It was SRH’s heaviest IPL defeat by runs, surpassing their previous 80-run loss against Kolkata last season. Hyderabad also set their lowest-ever total in IPL history.
It was also the first occasion since 2024 that SRH failed to chase down a target below 200 in the IPL. Their score of 86 was 10 runs lower than their previous lowest total of 96, registered against the Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad back in 2019, capping off a humiliating night for the batting unit.
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Following the crushing defeat, Cummins urged his side to move on quickly and recover before their next fixture.
"This happens in T20 cricket. We (now) go to venues we know well, so we take confidence from that. We won five or six (matches) and that gives a bit of breathing room, so going back to what got us those wins and putting this behind quickly," said Cummins.
SRH face CSK at Chepauk on Monday, May 18.