Rajasthan Royals faced a double setback as they lost the match against Gujarat Titans by 58 runs, and skipper Sanju Samson was fined Rs 24 Lakhs for a slow over-rate as well.
Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson has been fined Rs 24 lakh for the team’s slow over-rate during their clash with Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.
GT, who played the first innings, posed a massive target of 218 to RR, who bowled out for 159 in just 19.2 overs, losing by 58 runs.
According to Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, a captain is fined INR 24 lakh for a second over-rate offence in a season, and the IPL has done away with match suspensions for a third offense.
Rajasthan was earlier fined for the same offense in the match against CSK last month at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Stand-in skipper Riyan Parag, who had filled in for an injured Samson, was penalized INR 24 lakhs when Samson was playing only as an Impact Player because of his finger injury. The rest of the players in the playing XI- including the Impact Player- will be fined either Rs 6 lakhs or 25% of their match fees, whichever is lesser.
RR had their second offense during their third loss this season, happening after they had two wins in a row. Right now, they are in seventh place on the points table.
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