Rishabh Pant and LSG team handed heavy fine by BCCI after IPL match against RCB

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has been fined Rs 30 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate in their final IPL match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday. The rest of the playing XI, including the Impact Player, were also penalised Rs 12 lakh each for the same offence.

This was the team's third over-rate offence of the season, leading to the substantial penalty for the captain.

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"As it was his team's third offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined Rs 30 Lakh," stated the IPL media release.

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"The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either Rs 12 Lakh or 50 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser."

LSG lost the match by six wickets despite Pant's outstanding innings of 118 not out off 61 balls.


The victory secured RCB's place in Qualifier 1, where they will face Punjab Kings at Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Thursday.