Overview
- The IPL fined the Lucknow Super Giants captain INR 12 lakh after Friday’s Match No. 59 in Lucknow for a slow over-rate against Chennai Super Kings.
- Officials cited Article 2.22 of the Code of Conduct, which penalizes teams that do not finish their 20 overs on time, and a first offence brings a INR 12 lakh charge to the captain.
- The sanction does not affect the result, with LSG defeating CSK by seven wickets at the Ekana Stadium.
- Pant praised young pacer Akash Singh for sticking to plans and said the side used Josh Inglis and Nicholas Pooran at the top with a pace-heavy approach.
- This continues a season pattern of fines for slow over-rates, with captains such as Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hardik Pandya, Ajinkya Rahane, Axar Patel and Pat Cummins also penalized.