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In the match played on the evening of May 8 at Eden Gardens, KKR's heart became garden-garden. The team defeated Punjab Kings by 5 wickets. Also kept their hopes alive in the tournament. But, when the script of all these things was being written on the field, KKR captain Nitish Rana made a mistake at the same time. They forgot to take care of the slow over rate. The result was that he was fined.
Nitish Rana made a mistake in the victory of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Because, as the captain, he had to take care of the slow overrate. In such a situation, he was fined under the IPL Code of Conduct.
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Nitish Rana was fined for slow overrate
Since this was the first mistake of KKR captain Nitish Rana related to slow over rate, his match fee has been deducted by Rs 12 lakh. That means he was fined Rs 12 lakh. According to the information received, Nitish Rana accepted his mistake related to slow overrate in front of the match referee, so there was no need for further hearing in this matter.
Rana was fined for the second time in IPL 2023
By the way, this is the second time in IPL 2023 that Nitish Rana has been fined for something. Earlier, during the match with Mumbai Indians, their match fee was cut by 25 percent. This reduction in his fees was done for fighting with Mumbai bowler Hrithik Shokeen during the match.
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Rana is not the first captain to make the mistake of slow overrate
Nitish Rana is not the first captain this season to be fined for slow over rate. Captains like Hardik Pandya, Faf du Plessis, and KL Rahul have also suffered this fine before Rana, who played an excellent inning of 51 runs in 38 balls in the winning match against Punjab Kings.
