Chennai, April 12 -- Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Nitish Rana has been fined and handed a demerit point for using audible obscene language during his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai on Saturday night.

Rana, who was dropped from Delhi Capitals' playing XI after scores of 15, 0, and 5 in his first three matches, was in the dugout when Tristan Stubbs, batting in the middle, signalled for a change of gloves. Rana was fined 25% of his match fee after admitting to the offence.

"Nitish Rana, batter, Delhi Capitals, has been fined 25% of his match fee and has also accumulated 1 demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL's Code of Conduct for Players. Rana was found to have breached Ar...