Kolkata Knight Riders have been fined for sustaining a gradual over-rate throughout their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match in opposition to Mumbai Indians on the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
“As this was the team’s second offense of the season relating to minimum over rate offenses under the IPL Code of Conduct, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan was fined Rs 24 lakh,” an IPL assertion stated.
The remainder of the taking part in XI have been fined Rs 6 lakh every or lower than 25 per cent of their particular person match charges.
In the match, Rahul Tripathi and Venkatesh Iyer hit half-centuries to offer KKR a straightforward seven-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians.
Chasing 156, KKR put up a strong batting effort with Tripathi (74 not out from 42 balls) and Iyer (53 off 30 balls) placing up a strong batting effort for the second wicket to take the group residence in 15.1 overs. For Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah took all three wickets and conceded 43 runs in his 4 overs.
Just a few days again, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson was additionally fined as his group maintained a gradual over-rate throughout their match in opposition to Punjab Kings on the Dubai International Stadium.
According to an official IPL assertion, “This was his team’s first offense of the season under the IPL Code of Conduct, which deals with minimum over-rate offences, with Samson being fined Rs 12 lakh.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
