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Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians captains Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya were fined for their respective teams’ slow over-rate during the IPL Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad, the Indian Premier League (IPL) said.
While Shreyas was fined Rs 24 lakh, Hardik was docked Rs 30 lakh.
“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,” an IPL statement read.
“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,” it added.
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.
Shreyas scored an unbeaten 87 to take Punjab Kings to a five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians and its first final since 2014. It will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the summit clash on Tuesday.
