Fine on KL Rahul and Ruturaj Gaikwad: IPL 2024 is becoming more exciting with each passing day. The 34th match of the tournament was played between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Stadium. In this match, Lucknow defeated Chennai by 8 wickets on home ground. But in this match, the captains of both the teams had to pay a heavy fine due to a mistake. So let us know why Lucknow captain KL Rahul and Chennai captain Rituraj Gaikwad were fined.
Actually, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) fined Rahul and Ruturaj due to slow over rate. This was the first offense of Rahul and Gaikwad under the IPL code of conduct, due to which both were fined Rs 12 lakh each. This was not the first match of the tournament in which captains were fined. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant and Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer have also become victims of this fine.
This is how Lucknow defeated Chennai
In the match, Lucknow won the toss and decided to bowl. Chennai Super Kings, who came to bat first, scored 176/6 runs on the board in 20 overs. Ravindra Jadeja played the biggest innings for the team, who scored 57 runs in 40 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Apart from this, none of the other Chennai batsmen could play big innings.
Then, chasing the target, Lucknow Super Giants won by 2 wickets in 19 overs. For the team, captain KL Rahul played an inning of 82 runs in 53 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes, for which he was awarded the title of 'Player of the Match'. Apart from this, Quinton De Kock scored 54 runs in 43 balls by hitting 5 fours and 1 six.
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