Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has been fined Rs 30 lakh and has been suspended for one match after his group maintained a gradual over-rate throughout their conflict towards Rajasthan Royals within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This was the third time Pant has been fined for sustaining a gradual over price.
For the primary two offences, he was fined however after DC breached the IPL Code of Conduct for the third time within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), Pant has been suspended for one match. (Rahul Dravid Will Not Reapply For Post Of Team India’s Head Coach: Reports)
IPL launched an official assertion to announce the choice which learn, “Mr Rishabh Pant, Captain, Delhi Capitals has been fined and suspended for one match for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match 56 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 07, 2024.”
“As it was his team’s third offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 30 Lac and suspended for one match. The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either INR 12 Lac or 50 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser,” the assertion added. (MS Dhoni’s Hilarious Encounter With Pitch Invader Goes Viral – Watch)
As per Article 8 of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Delhi Capitals filed an attraction difficult the ruling of the Match Referee. Following this, the attraction was referred to the BCCI Ombudsman for overview. The Ombudsman carried out a digital listening to and affirmed that the choice of the Match Referee stays last and binding. DC squared off towards the Royals final Tuesday and clinched a 20-run win to maintain their hopes of sealing a spot within the playoffs alive.
RR gained the toss and opted to bowl first. Fine half-centuries from children Jake Fraser McGurk (50 in 20 balls, with seven fours and three sixes) and Abhishek Porel (63 in 36 balls, with seven fours and three sixes) and an entertaining cameo by Tristan Stubbs (41 in 20 balls, with three fours and three sixes) took DC to 221/8 of their 20 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin (3/24) was the highest bowler for RR.
In the run chase, although RR misplaced their openers early, skipper Sanju Samson (86* in 46 balls, with eight fours and 6 sixes), Riyan Parag (27 in 22 balls, with a 4 and three sixes) and Shubham Dubey (25 in 12 balls with two fours and two sixes) saved RR in hunt however the dismissal of Sanju turned out to be a gamechanger that left RR in need of a win.
