MI skipper Hardik Pandya has been fined Rs 30 lakhs for maintaining a slow over-rate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against LSG on Friday, May 17 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The other players have been fined Rs 12 lakhs or 50 percent of their match fees, whichever is lesser.

Since MI’s campaign in IPL 2024 is over, Hardik’s ban has been carried over to next year. Regardless of the team Hardik plays for next season, his ban will stay.

“Hardik Pandya, the Mumbai Indians captain, has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during their IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on May 17," a media release stated.

“As it was his team's third offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Pandya was fined Rs 30 lakh and banned from playing the team's next match," the release added.

After making a move from GT, Hardik did not have the best of times while playing for in IPL 2024. His team finished at the bottom of the table with 8 points and a net run rate of -0.318 thanks to wins in 4 out of 14 matches. MI finished their campaign after losing to LSG by 18 runs.

Hardik faltered with the bat as he scored only 216 runs from 14 matches at an average of 18 and a strike-rate of 143.04 with a top score of 46. He accounted for 11 scalps, but at an expensive economy rate of 10.75.

Hardik now has a huge task in hand as he is the vice-captain of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and United States of America (USA).

Source: India Today