Kolkata Knight Rides (KKR) skipper Nitish Rana got here up with an all-round present on Monday night time to assist his aspect rise to fifth place on the IPL 2023 Points Table with a five-wicket win over Punjab Kings (PBKS) on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. However, Rana’s night time turned just a little bitter when he was fined by the IPL for sustaining a gradual over-rate.
It was the second effective copped by the KKR skipper Rana within the IPL 2023 season however for the primary time for an over-rate offence. “Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr. Rana was fined Rs. 12 lakh,” an IPL assertion learn.
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Earlier this season, Rana was docked 25 per cent of his match charges for his verbal battle with Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hrithik Shokeen on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The incident occurred within the ninth over of their match on the Wankhede Stadium when the Mumbai Indians bowler gave an earful to Rana after dismissing the KKR captain, who stopped in his tracks to show round and hurl some phrases again on the bowler.
Shokeen had Rana caught at lengthy on by substitute fielder Ramandeep Singh, and instantly appeared within the route of the batter to say a couple of phrases. But as Rana turned again to answer the younger participant’s cost at him, Mumbai Indians’ stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav and the senior most participant within the sport, Piyush Chawla, stepped in to diffuse the strain.
“Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana was fined 25 percent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rana admitted to the Level 1 Offence under Article 2.21 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct,” the BCCI mentioned in a press release.
“Mumbai Indians bowler Hrithik Shokeen was fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Shokeen admitted to the Level 1 Offence under Article 2.5 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct,” the assertion added.
Rana picked up 1/7 with the ball towards PBKS on Monday night time, dismissing rival skipper Shikhar Dhawan for 57. The KKR captain then top-scored with 51 off 38 balls as his aspect posted a five-wicket win at dwelling.
