Kyle Jamieson copped a warning and demerit point for his celebration.
The towering New Zealand bouncer produced a fantastic return in the second over of the RR innings, bowling the 15-year-old opener with a superb yorker-length delivery after being smashed for a four by Sooryavanshi.
After being expelled, Jamieson was obviously overjoyed. He whirled off in celebration and met Sooryavanshi's gaze as he walked back, his intense glare contributing to the early success.
However, the fast bowler's aggressive send-off to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi—during which he yelled with joy while staring at the opener—was judged to be against the Indian Premier League Code of Conduct, and he was given one penalty point.
The Kiwi pacer was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the IPL's Code of Conduct, which relates to "using language, actions, or gestures that disparage or that could provoke an aggressive reaction from another player in the match."
Meanwhile, Steyn stated that a player will encounter a similar level of intensity while they are competing at the top level and that age should not be an excuse in competitive cricket.
"It’s a 50-50. People are going, ‘Oh, but he’s only 15,’ I don’t care if he was 10. If he’s playing at that league and he’s smashing guys, he’s not apologizing when he hits you for six? So welcome to the biggest stage right now, you’re gonna have the biggest players bowling at you, and then not gonna hold back. Do you think they’re not going to swear at you? Do you think that they’re not going to swear in the dressing room or anything like that?" Steyn said while speaking to AB de Villiers on the 360 Podcast.
Furthermore, Steyn and AB de Villiers discussed Hardik Pandya’s captaincy for the Mumbai Indians. MI defeated LSG in Mumbai, but under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, as Pandya missed the match due to a back spasm.
Steyn asserted that Pandya is a better cricket player for Team India than for MI and that he performs better when he isn't burdened with captaincy duties. Hardik still needs to learn the subtleties of leadership, the former cricket player continued.
"Yeah, it’s tough for him. So, if somebody captains Hardik, you see the best of him. I genuinely think that he’s a better player without having that captaincy looming over his head. He’s a better bowler when he’s playing for India than when he’s playing for the Mumbai Indians, he’s a better batter for India than he is for the Indians, and it all stems back to potential captaincy,” Steyn said.
Steyn quickly emphasized that Pandya is not out of form but rather is going through a difficult time, something many others have experienced previously.