Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Harshit Rana has been handed a one-match ban and a 100% effective of his match charges due to the breach of IPL Code of Conduct throughout his facet’s match in opposition to Delhi Capitals within the Indian Premier League 2024.
Rana has been handed the punishment after he dedicated a stage 1 offence underneath Article 2.5 of IPL’s Code of Conduct. “Mr Harshit Rana, Bowler, Kolkata Knight Riders has been fined 100 per cent of his match fees and suspended for one match for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during Match 47 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 29, 2024,” the IPL governing physique stated in an announcement.
“Rana committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” the physique added.
Notably, Rana had earlier dedicated an offence of the identical stage and article. “The player was earlier penalised under the same level and article of the IPL Code of Conduct,” IPL added.
Harshit was seen making an animated gesture in the direction of Abhishek Porel after getting his wicket within the KKR vs DC match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
This was not the primary time that he has acquired a punishment within the ongoing event. The KKR pacer acquired a 60% match charges deduction for staring SRH batter Mayank Agarwal throughout KKR’s conflict in opposition to the 2016 champions.
KKR are positioned within the second place within the IPL 2024 factors desk. They have six wins in 9 matches and a complete of 12 factors. KKR are set to face Mumbai Indians subsequent of their tenth match of the event on May 3 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.
