In what could be termed as a major setback for Sanju Samson and the Rajasthan Royals, the captain of the side has been slapped with a hefty Rs 12 lakh fine by the BCCI.
Jaipur: In what could be termed as a major setback for Sanju Samson and the Rajasthan Royals, the captain of the side has been slapped with a hefty Rs 12 lakh fine by the BCCI for breaching IPL ‘Code of Conduct’ on Wednesday.
The Rajasthan Royals captain has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate against the Titans. “As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Samson was fined ₹12 lakhs,” a release from the IPL stated.
Rajasthan Royals stayed at the top of the IPL 2024 points table despite losing a thrilling encounter against Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. This was Rajasthan Royals’ first loss of the season in five games. After this defeat, Rajasthan Royals have eight points from four wins. Kolkata Knight Riders, with three wins from four games, stay second in the table.
Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings are third and fourth in the table respectively. Interestingly, all of KKR, LSG and CSK have six points each but their positions on the points table are determined by their net run rates. This was also the fourth time Rajasthan Royals lost an IPL match on the last ball while defending the target.
Chasing a huge target of 197 runs, captain Shubman Gill gave Gujarat Titans a solid start with a 44-ball 72. However, two wickets by Kuldeep Sen in and over and two wickets by Yuzvendra Chahal brought Rajasthan Royals back in the game. Gujarat Titans looked down and out at 157/6 in 17.3 overs but Rashid Khan (24 not out) and Rahul Tewatia (22) took the team home on the last delivery of the innings.