India, April 3 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad completely mauled Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 6 of the Indian Premier League 2026 on Thursday night at Eden Gardens. Abhishek Sharma was on fire, smashing 48 off just 21 balls and narrowly missing out on his half-century. But despite the stunning knock, bad news followed as the Board of Control for Cricket in India fined him 25% of his match fee and handed him one demerit point for committing a Level 1 offence under Article 2.3. Here's what exactly happened during the match that led to the SRH star being penalised.

When Varun Chakravarthy took Sharma's catch at deep square leg to dismiss him just before his fifty, the decision was sent upstairs for a third-umpire review. Once the decision was...