Lucknow Super Giants captain Okay.L. Rahul performs a shot in opposition to Chennai Super Kings throughout their IPL match in Lucknow on April 19, 2024.
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Lucknow Super Giants skipper Okay.L. Rahul and his Chennai Super Kings counterpart Ruturaj Gaikwad have been fined ₹12 lakh each as their groups maintained a slow over rate of their Indian Premier League match in Lucknow.
Playing at house, LSG beat defending champions CSK by eights wickets within the match on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on April 19. As it was the primary offence of each the groups this season underneath the IPL’s Code of Conduct referring to minimal over-rate offences, each Rahul and Ruturaj had been fined 12 lakh, an IPL assertion learn.
“Mr K.L. Rahul, Captain, Lucknow Super Giants has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match 34 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Chennai Super Kings at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow,” the IPL stated.
Regarding the opposite penalised participant, the IPL stated, “Mr Ruturaj Gaikwad, Captain, Chennai Super Kings has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match 34 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.”
Openers Okay.L. Rahul and Quinton de Kock, who made elegant fifties on a slow pitch, produced a chasing masterclass to energy LSG to a snug win over CSK. Asked to bat first, Ravindra Jadeja got here up with a stable unbeaten 57 earlier than Moeen Ali (30 off 20) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (28 off 9) went on a six-hitting spree to take CSK to a combating 176 for six.
In reply, Okay.L. Rahul (82) and De Kock (54) batted with authority throughout their match-winning alliance of 134, the best partnership for any wicket on the Ekana Stadium, as LSG scored 180 for 2 in 19 overs to recuperate from back-to-back defeats and consolidate their place within the desk.
CSK, who got here into the match with twin wins, however, slumped to their third loss on this IPL.
