May 05, 2008	Monday	Rabi-us-Sani 28, 1429

MOHALI, May 4: Ishant Sharma, the Kolkata Knight Riders fast bowler, has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for kicking the stumps down during the IPL match against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali here on Saturday.

Match referee Clive Lloyd found Ishant guilty of a level 1 offence (clause 2) as per the ICC’s Code of Conduct, which relates to abuse of ground equipment.

Ishant’s is the latest in a series of penalties handed out to players over the last few days in the tournament. Harbhajan Singh, the Mumbai Indians off-spinner and stand-in captain, was suspended for 11 matches for slapping his India team-mate Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, who is with Kings XI Punjab.

Saurav Ganguly and Shane Warne, the captains of Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals respectively, were each fined 10 per cent of their individual match fee over a disputed dismissal in a match in Jaipur.—Agencies