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Delhi Premier League: Digvesh Rathi, Nitish Rana, Aman Bharti, Sumit Mathur and Krish Yadav have been fined for breaching the Code of Conduct during the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL), said the tournament organisers on Saturday.

The incidents leading to the five players being fined happened during the Eliminator clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday evening. The flashpoint began when Rathi, midway through his bowling action, chose not to release the ball, prompting Rana to bring out an attempted sweep in response.

When Rathi returned to bowl, Rana backed out. But tension escalated after Rana reverse-swept Rathi for a six over deep point and visuals showed the left-handed batter charging angrily towards Rathi.