Tuesday , December 24 2024

IPL: KKR fast bowler Harshit Rana fined 60 percent of match fee

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New Delhi, March 24 (HS). Team's fast bowler Harshit Rana, who played an important role in the victory of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Sunrisers Hyderabad, has been accused of violating the IPL code of conduct. A total fine of 60 percent of the match fee has been imposed on Rana for this.

Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Harshit Rana committed two Level 1 offenses under Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on March 23, according to an Indian Premier League (IPL) statement. Did it. The statement also said that Rana has accepted his mistake and the punishment of the match referee. The match referee's decision for a Level 1 breach of the Code of Conduct is final and binding. He was fined 10 per cent and 50 per cent of his match fee for both the respective offences, a total of 60 per cent.

Played important role in KKR's victory

The third match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. In this match, KKR scored a huge score of 208 runs for 7 wickets with the help of Andre Russell's stormy inning of 64 runs on 25 balls. In response, Hyderabad team could score only 204 runs for 7 wickets. KKR won the match by 4 runs.

In this match, Hyderabad had to score 13 runs in the last over to win but fast bowler Harshit Rana turned the tables. Rana gave only 8 runs in the last over and took two wickets to give Knight Riders a thrilling victory. He took 3 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs.