Nitish Rana Fined 25% Match Fee After Heated Umpire Argument Over Tristan Stubbs’ Glove Controversy In CSK vs DC Clash

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:31pm on 12 Apr 2026,Sunday Sports

Nitish Rana was fined 25% of his match fee and given one demerit point after a heated argument with match officials during the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. The incident occurred when Tristan Stubbs was denied a glove change mid-over, leading to frustration in the Delhi camp. Rana confronted the umpire and was penalised for using “audible obscenity” under the IPL Code of Conduct. Ruturaj Gaikwad was also fined for a slow over-rate, while CSK won the match by 23 runs. (PC: Jiohotstar)

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