LUCKNOW, May 21 -- One 'bad incident' on the ground during the match between hosts Lucknow Super Giants and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday night led to one-match suspension of LSG's key spinner Digvesh Rathi who has breached the IPL's Code of Conduct for third time this season. Rathi has also been fined 50% of his match fee as the incident took place soon after dismissal of Abhishek Sharma. The bowler has now accumulated five demerit points for the season, due to which the suspension has kicked in. He will miss LSG's next game against Gujarat Titans on Thursday. It was in the eighth over of the chase when SRH needed 206 on a spongy bouncy wicket of the Atal Bihar Vajpayee Ekana Stadium and Rathi dismissed Abhishek. He gave the batter a send-off with a wave and an entry in his "notebook" which was followed by an exchange of words with Sharma, drawing the attention of umpire Michael Gough. Rathi's five demerit points this season are all under Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct. According to which, four demerit points add up to one suspension point, meaning players are forced to sit out one match when that mark is reached. "Since the demerit points remain on an individual's record for a period of 36 months, Rathi will have to be careful even in the upcoming seasons, since eight demerit points would result in a two-game suspension and 11 demerit points would result in a three-game suspension," states a report. Rathi had earlier picked up one demerit point for his celebration and charge towards Punjab Kings' Priyansh Arya on April 1 and two demerit points for his celebration against Naman Dhir of Mumbai Indians on April 4, both involving his "notebook" send off. After his first offence against PBKS, Rathi was told by match officials about why he was penalised. When Rathi was pulled up against MI three days later, he said he was under the impression that the first time he was sanctioned for charging towards the batter. Abhishek was also fined 25% of his match fee for his involvement in the incident. This was his first infraction of the season. Interestingly, the two players appeared to be in better spirits after the match, shaking hands after the game and were seen joking around with each other as the teams caught up after the match which SRH won by six wickets. From the contest's perspective, Rathi will be missed by LSG against table-toppers GT. He has been LSG's highest wicket-taker with 14 scalps in a forgettable season for their bowlers. He will be available, though, for LSG's final league game of the season on May 27 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru here in Lucknow....