Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant copped a fine of Rs 12 lakh for maintaining slow over-rate during their 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians in an IPL match here on Saturday.
Why was Pant sanctioned?
The stipulated time for a bowling team to finish 20 overs is 90 minutes. Pant’s LSG was running short after the 19th over due to which, it was forced to keep one fielder less outside the 30-yard circle.
“As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 12 Lakh,” BCCI press release stated.
Will an accumulation of slow over-rates lead to suspension?
No. According to IPL’s new rule change, captains will not be handed match bans for slow over-rate accumulations. Instead, the skippers will receive demerit points based on the severity of the offence. These points will remain valid for three years.
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Why was Digvesh fined?
LSG’s trump card Digvesh Rathi has now been fined 50 per cent of his match fees for the second successive time after breaching Level-1 code of conduct of IPL.
Rathi was also docked half of his match fees for his over the top wicket-taking celebration against Punjab Kings batter Priyansh Arya.
What was Digvesh’s celebration?
O Friday, it was muted but Digvesh once again did a notebook tick celebration after dismissing MI’s Naman Dhir.
“This was his second Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 this season and hence, he has accumulated Two Demerit Points, in addition to One Demerit Point which he accumulated during LSG’s match against Punjab Kings on April 01, 2025,” the release stated.