Pandya, Nehra fined

Ashish Nehra. Pic/AFP

MI captain Hardik Pandya and his team were handed hefty fines for maintaining a slow over rate, while GT's head coach Ashish Nehra also copped a financial penalty and a demerit point for conduct "contrary to the spirit of the game".

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"As it was his team's second offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined R24 lakh," the IPL said in a statement.

The rest of the MI team, including the impact player and concussion substitute, were each individually fined either R6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser.

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