 "Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant was fined Rs 24 lakh for committing his second over-rate offence in the ongoing IPL season. AP")
Things went from bad to worse for Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant following his team’s 54-run thrashing at the hands of Mumbai Indians on Sunday with the wicketkeeper-batter also copping a fine of Rs 24 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate during the match. Pant was fine after being found guilty of an over-rate offence for the second time in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
As this was his team’s second offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Pant was fined INR 24 lakhs," read a statement from the IPL.
“The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, will be fined either INR six lakhs or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser,” it added.
How Mumbai Indians outplayed Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede
LSG were thoroughly outplayed by a resurgent MI in the afternoon clash of the Sunday double-header, suffering their first-ever defeat at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium as a result.
Ryan Rickelton (58) and Suryakumar Yadav (54) led the way as Mumbai posted a challenging 215/7 on the board after they were invited to bat by Lucknow captain Pant.
LSG were off to a promising start thanks to a fiery second-wicket partnership between Mitchell Marsh (34) and Nicholas Pooran (27), only for their chase to fall apart after the latter was dismissed by Will Jacks right after the conclusion of the powerplay.
Senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah produced his best bowling performance since making a comeback from a three-month injury absence, collecting 4/22.
Left-arm pacer Trent Boult followed up his 4/26 against Chennai Super Kings against Sunrisers Hyderabad with a haul of 3/20 while spin-bowling all-rounder Will Jacks (2/18) chipped in with a crucial performance with the ball after scoring 29 off 21 deliveries to earn the Player of the Match award.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsThe struggling Pant fell for another low score in what has been a forgettable season so far for him as Jacks removed the Indian wicketkeeper-batter just two balls after breaking the Marsh-Pooran stand. LSG were eventually bowled out for 161, with the final wicket falling in the last ball of the match.
While five-time champions MI have now won five games on the trot to surge to the top half of the table, LSG remain fifth after five wins and as many defeats this season, losing three out of their last four games.