Table-toppers Mumbai Indians were today fined for maintaining a slow over-rate for the second time in the Indian Premier League with skipper Sachin Tendulkar losing USD 40,000 after the win against Kings XI Punjab here.
Table-toppers Mumbai Indians were today fined for maintaining a slow over-rate for the second time in the Indian Premier League with skipper Sachin Tendulkar losing USD 40,000 after the win against Kings XI Punjab here.
Each of the other members of the team were slapped with a USD 10,000 fine. "The IPL today advised that Mumbai Indians have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during last night's IPL match against Kings XI Punjab in Mumbai," the IPL said in a statement.
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At the end of the match, Mumbai Indians were assessed to be one over behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration.
"Since it was Mumbai Indians' second offence of the season, under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, captain Sachin Tendulkar was fined USD 40,000 and each player in the team USD 10,000," the IPL statement read.