Zoom News : Apr 20, 2024, 01:35 PM
IPL 2024: After the 34th match of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), BCCI has fined the captains of both the teams, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, due to slow over rate. For the first time this season, Lucknow team captain KL Rahul and Chennai Super Kings team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad have been fined Rs 12 lakh each for making a mistake regarding slow over rate.Lucknow was one over behind scheduleLucknow Super Giants team had decided to bowl first in this match, after which the team was left one over behind in completing 20 overs in the stipulated time. If we talk about Chennai Super Kings, they also took a lot of time to set the fielding due to which they also failed to complete their overs as per the scheduled time. If this was the first mistake of KL Rahul and Ruturaj Gaikwad this season, they did not have to face much fine, but if both of them commit the mistake again this season, then they will be fined Rs 24 lakh, while if they commit the mistake for the third time, they will be fined Rs. You may also have to face a ban. So far this season, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson have already faced fines due to slow over rate, in which Pant has been fined twice.Rahul played captaincy innings, gave easy victory to the teamTalking about this match, Lucknow Super Giants had got a target of 177 runs, after which KL Rahul along with Quinton de Kock made a partnership of 134 runs for the first wicket and completely ensured the team's one-sided victory. Had done it. In this match, Rahul's bat saw an innings of 82 runs in 53 balls in which he also hit 9 fours and three sixes. Lucknow achieved this target at the loss of 2 wickets in 19 overs. Now he has 8 points in the points table.