Hardik Pandya fined: In the 16th season of IPL, on 13th April, the 18th league match was played between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. In this match, Gujarat Titans, captained by Hardik Pandya, won the match by 4 wickets with 1 ball remaining, showing a great game with both ball and bat. Hardik Pandya has to face a fine of lakhs of rupees after the victory in this match.
Hardik Pandya’s team could not throw 20 runs within the stipulated time limit, due to which a fine of Rs 12 lakh has been imposed on him under the code of conduct. According to the official statement issued regarding the fine imposed on Hardik, since this was the team’s first offense in this season under the IPL Code of Conduct regarding slow over rate, a fine of Rs 12 lakh is imposed on Hardik Pandya.
So far this season of IPL, many matches have been completed in more than 4 hours, while the time limit for completing a T20 match has been fixed at 3 hours 20 minutes.
Earlier Sanju and Faf also faced fine
Hardik Pandya is not the first captain to face fine for slow over rate this season, but earlier Rajasthan Royals team captain Sanju Samson and Royal Challengers Bangalore team captain Faf du Plessis were also fined Rs 12 lakh each. have faced. Faf faced the fine after the match against Lucknow while Sanju was fined for slow over-rate after the match against Chennai Super Kings.
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