Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne on Wednesday escaped a ban but was fined 50,000 dollars for his public spat with RCA secretary Sanjay Dixit. The IPL's Disciplinary Commission, which summoned both Warne and Dixit for a hearing on Tuesday, decided to let off Warne with only a fine after considering that the Australian cricketer had already apologised for his outburst. Warne was fined for breach of playing contract and warned of a harsher punishment in case he repeated such an offence. The Commission, which comprised IPL chairman Chirayu Amin and Governing Council member Ravi Shastri, heard representations from both Dixit and Warne during the hearing which lasted close to three hours on Tuesday. Rajasthan Cricket Association last week lodged a complaint against Warne with the BCCI and the IPL for publicly abusing Dixit for not agreeing to his request of a suitable pitch.