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Hardik Pandya (c) of Mumbai Indians and Shreyas Iyer (c) of Punjab Kings during the qualifier 2 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. (Sportzpics)
Both Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer and Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya were fined for their teams’ slow over-rate in the IPL Qualifier 2 match on Sunday. Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh as it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct while Pandya was docked Rs 30 lakh for third time offenders MI.
“As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Iyer was fined INR 24 lakhs. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has also been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate. As it was his team’s third offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined INR 30 Lakh,” an IPL statement read.
Also, the rest of the members of the PBKS playing XI were each fined either Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser, while MI players were penalised Rs 12 lakh or 50 per cent of their match fees.
In the match, Iyer lead from the front with a blistering 87 runs off 41 balls as Punjab Kings learnt from their Qualifier 1 mistakes and defeated the much-fancied Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets in their Qualifier 2 encounter at Ahmedabad on Sunday. They will now face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final on June 3 which will be a repeat of the Qualifier 1 encounter with both teams looking for their maiden title.
Chasing a stiff target, PBKS lost Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya cheaply before Josh Inglis put up a breezy 21-ball 38. He was taken down by Hardik Pandya before Iyer and Nehal Wadhera dragged PBKS over the line in a tight contest.
Earlier, a collective batting performance led by Suryakumar Yaadav and Tilak Varma took Mumbai Indians to a par 203 for six in a rain-delayed contest against Punjab Kings.
(With agency inputs)
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