Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Nitish Rana has been punished by the Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers after his team maintained slow over-rate during their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday (May 14) at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Nitish Rana has been fined Rs. 24 lakh, and each member of the Playing XI, including the impact substitute, has been fined Rs. 6 lakh or 25 percent of the match fee, whichever is lesser, a press release stated.
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“Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Nitish Rana has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Chennai Super Kings at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 14, 2023,” IPL said in a press release.
“As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr. Rana has been fined Rs. 24 lakh and each member of the Playing XI, including the impact substitute, is fined Rs. 6 lakh or 25 percent of the match fee, whichever is lesser.”
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