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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know News India Times (May 23, 2026 - May 29, 2026) May 29, 2026 26 Sports T umbai Indians captain Hardik Pan- dya has been fined 10% of his match fee and docked one demerit point for breaching the IPL’s code of con- duct, the league said on Thursday, after his side suffered a four-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders. • The league said Pandya’s breach related to the “abuse of cricket equip- ment” during the 10th over of the game onWednesday at Eden Gardens, where he knocked the bails off the stumps with force while walking back to his run-up. • The 32-year-old all-rounder admit- ted to the offence of breaching Article 2.2 of IPL’s code of conduct and agreed to the penalty handed down by the match referee. • Kolkata kept their playoff hopes alive by moving up to sixth on the points table, with Mumbai languishing in ninth. • Five-time champions Mumbai have endured a wretched season after being ruled out of playoff contention with just four wins from 13 matches. -Reuters Cricket-Pandya Docked Match Fees As Mumbai Woes Persist PHOTO:REUTERS/FRANCIS MASCARENHAS Indian Premier League - IPL - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - March 29, 2026 Mumbai Indians’ Hardik Pandya after taking the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ Angkrish Raghuvanshi . M anish Pandey helped Kolkata Knight Riders to a four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League onWednes- day, with assistant coach ShaneWatson saying the performance underlined the 36-year-old’s value to the side. Chasing 147, Kolkata found themselves in a difficult spot at 54-3 before Pandey’s knock of 45 from 33 balls brought some much-needed stability and set up a vic- tory which kept his side’s playoff hopes alive. “This is the best I’ve seen him bat over the last few years,”Watson told reporters. “He adds so much value. He’s obviously a super expe- rienced guy. He’s an amazing fielder. He adds so much energy to our group, whether it’s off the field, on the field, around the group. “Those types of people, you give anything to be able to have them in your squad, let alone then out in the middle when we’re chasing a challenging total on that pitch.” Pandey is one of just three players, along with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, to have played in every season of the IPL since it began in 2008. “I’m not sure how he’s doing it,” the former Australia all-rounder added. “I know when I was at his age, I certainly was moving nothing like he’s moving in the field. He’s still incredibly fit. “It seems the way he’s looking after himself, his preparation coming into this tournament as well, shows that he’s still got a number of years of really good cricket in front of him.” Kolkata, who are sixth in the standings, play Delhi Capitals in their final league-stage game on Sunday. The three-times IPL champions have an outside shot of qualifying for the play-offs, but need to beat Delhi and have other results go in their favour. -Reuters Cricket-Veteran Pandey Adding Value To Kolkata’s IPL Campaign, Says Watson Indian Premier League - IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - May 20, 2026 Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ Manish Pandey Indian Premier League - IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - May 20, 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh looks on after the match PHOTO:REUTERS/SAHIBA CHAWDHARY Indian Premier League - IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - May 20, 2026 Kolkata Knight Riders’ Manish Pandey in action.