Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during his sides 7-wicket loss against Delhi Capitals (DC) on Saturꦕday (April 10).
Put into bat first at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Suresh Raina played a stunning knock of 54 runs in his comeback game before Sam Curran’s fireworks in the death overs guided CSK to 188/7 in their 20 overs.
In reply, Delhi openers Shikhar Dhawan (85) and Prithvi Shaw (72) essayed quick-fire fifties to help their side chase down the target for the loss of only three wickets and in the penultimate over of the innings. After the match, C﷽SK captain was reprimanded for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct.
“Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL 2021 match against Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 10,” the IPL said in a media statement.
“As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr Dhoni was fined Rs 12 lakh,” the statement added.
According to IPL Code of Conduct, the minimum over-rate in the 14th season should be 14.1 overs per hour, ignoring the time taken for strategic time-outs. In the uninterrupted matches, both teams will have to finish their bowlinꩲg quota of 20 overs within 90 minutes.
Dhoni & Co. will look to bounce back from their season opening defeat when they take on KL Rahul’s Punjab Kings at the same venue on Friday (April 16).
