DC skipper Iyer fined Rs. 12 lakh for slow over-rate
Delhi Capitals skipper Shreyas Iyer has been fined Rs. 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Meanwhile, DC went on to lose their maiden encounter in the IPL 2020 season after two wins on the trot. Here are further details.
It was Iyer's first offence of the season
Since it was Iyer's his first offence of the season, the DC captain was fined Rs. 12 lakh under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offence. "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 Iyer was fined Rs. 12 lakh," it added.
Iyer fined for slow over-rate
"Delhi Capitals' captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on 29 September 2020," an IPL release stated.
Key details about the second and third over-rate offences
A second over-rate offence would result in a fine of Rs. 24 lakh for the captain and of Rs. 6 lakh or 25% of the match fee from every other player in the team, whichever is lesser. A third offence will cost the captain Rs. 30 lakh and a ban. Each player will be fined Rs. 12 lakh or 50% of the match fee.
Last week, RCB skipper Kohli was fined for slow over-rate
Last week, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli was found guilty of his team maintaining a slow over-rate against Kings XI Punjab and was also fined Rs. 12 lakh. RCB went on to lose that match in a one-sided contest.
What does the rule say?
As per the IPL official site, "The minimum over rate to be achieved by the fielding Team in Matches shall be as prescribed in the Match Playing Conditions and is 14.11 overs per hour such that, in uninterrupted and undelayed Matches, the 20th over commences within 1 hour and 30 minutes (including time-outs) of the start of the innings ("Minimum Over Rate").
