Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined after his workforce maintained a sluggish over-rate throughout Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 in opposition to Mumbai Indians on the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Because it was his workforce’s second offence of the season beneath the IPL’s Code of Conduct referring to minimal over-rate offences, Iyer was fined INR 24 lakhs. The remainder of the members of the Enjoying XI, together with the Impression Participant, have been every individually fined both INR 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match charges, whichever is lesser.
(On being calm whereas batting) I do not know, to be trustworthy, I like such massive events. I at all times say to myself and likewise to my colleagues within the workforce that the larger the event, the calmer you’re, you get the large outcomes. Immediately was a proper instance the place I used to be focusing extra on my respiration quite than sweating out loud over there. (On chasing a 200+ goal) As I discussed proper earlier than the sport that every one gamers must be assertive and present that intent from ball one, the Punjab Kings skipper stated on the post-match presentation.
“It is simply that they weren’t capable of capitalize on the beginning they received however the intent was stupendous and even for me, I needed to take a while. From the opposite finish, the batsmen have been putting fairly nicely. I do know the extra time I spend on the sphere, the higher I get and my imaginative and prescient additionally will get higher. (After the loss in opposition to RCB) Simply throw the creativeness and likewise the hiccup within the bin and never assume an excessive amount of about the place we went flawed as a result of all through the season we have been enjoying superb. The intent and the positivity was crucial proper from the primary recreation. One match cannot outline us as a workforce,” he added.
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has additionally been fined after his workforce maintained a sluggish over price. Because it was his workforce’s third offence of the season beneath the IPL’s Code of Conduct referring to minimal over-rate offences, Pandya was fined INR 30 Lakh. The remainder of the members of the Enjoying XI, together with the Impression Participant, have been every individually fined both INR 12 Lakh or 50 per cent of their respective match charges, whichever is lesser.
Shreyas, the way in which he batted, he took his probabilities and performed very well. It was a par rating however it actually wanted nice execution from the bowling unit however they have been actually calm and put us beneath stress and we weren’t capable of execute the way in which we needed. [Should Bumrah have bowled the 17th over?] In hindsight it could have been totally different, however possibly slightly too early,” the MI skipper stated.
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