Hardik Pandya was fined INR 12 lakh for the slow overrate offence against the Punjab Kings. For the first time in the 17th season, the Mumbai Indians were found guilty of not completing the over on time, and captain Hardik was penalized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
MI were two overs short at the end of the allotted time. The five-time champions could place only four fielders instead of five outside the thirty-yard circle.
If Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai commits the offence in two more matches of the ongoing season, the Baroda-based player will be banned for one game. He will also be fined INR 24 lakh for the second slow overrate penalty.
Meanwhile, Mumbai won the game by 9 runs to clinch their third win of the season. The visitors posted 192/7, with Suryakumar Yadav accumulating 78 runs. Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma made valuable contributions.
The top order of Punjab collapsed, and it was again sent down to Ashutosh Sharma and Shashank Singh.
Ashutosh scored 61 runs off 28 balls, including 7 sixes and 2 fours. His dismissal ended Punjab’s hopes.
Shashank managed 41 off 25, including 3 sixes and 2 fours. Punjab was bowled out for 183, falling short by 9 runs. Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets.
It was Mumbai’s third win of the season, and they are now seventh in the table with six points. On the other hand, Punjab has lost five out of seven games.