IPL 2023: Suryakumar Yadav fined for slow over rate, Nitish Rana and Hrithik Shokeen fighting with each other were also fined
Suryakumar Yadav replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2023 league match. Although Rohit Sharma batted in this match, he did not take the field in the first innings due to a stomach infection.
This was the first time in IPL that Suryakumar Yadav captained Mumbai Indians. The amazing thing is that he captained Mumbai in the first match and also won the team, but his happiness was in vain when he was fined for a slow over-rate in this match. KKR captain Nitish Rana and Mumbai all-rounder Hrithik Shokeen were also fined for fighting with each other in the first innings.
Suryakumar Yadav was fined Rs 12 lakh
Suryakumar Yadav has been fined Rs 12 lakh for a slow over-rate in this match as he did not complete the overs in the stipulated time. In this match, the Kolkata team batted first and Mumbai bowled first, but the Mumbai team could not complete the overs within the stipulated time, and one over was bowled after that time. He was fined Rs 12 lakh for bowling one over after the stipulated time. In this match, the Mumbai team won by 5 wickets and captain Suryakumar Yadav played a quick inning of 43 runs in 25 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 4 fours.
Nitish Rana and Hrithik Shokeen were also fined
During the first innings of this match, there was an on-field altercation between Mumbai Indians all-rounders Hrithik Shokeen and Nitish Rana, for which both players were also fined. Nitish Rana was fined 25 percent of his match fee while Hrithik Shokeen was fined 10 percent of his match fee. Both of them were found guilty of breaching the IPL's code of conduct. In this match, Nitish Rana played an inning of 5 runs while Hrithik Shokeen took 2 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs.
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