Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) mentor Gautam Gambhir and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) top-order batsman Virat Kohli were involved in an ugly spat after their match at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium on Monday. It all began after Kohli had a heated exchange with LSG’s Afghanistan-bound pacer Naveen-ul-Haq during the 17th over of LSG's innings. After RCB’s 18-run win in a low-scoring thriller, Naveen and Kohli were again seen exchanging words. The post-match visuals showed Gambhir approaching aggressively towards Kohli after which they both got involved in a heated argument before injured LSG skipper KL Rahul intervened. Both Gambhir and Kohli were found guilty of breaching IPL's Code of Conduct and were fined 100 per cent of their match fees, while Naveen was slapped with a 50 per cent fine.

Low totals defended

IPL is known for its slam-bang cricket that has seen 200-plus totals chased at ease. However, on two consecutive days, RCB and Delhi Capitals (DC) defended low scores — 126-9 and 138-8 respectively. On Monday, at the Ekana Stadium, batting first, RCB looked all set to post a big total with 62-0 after 8.5 overs. However, the visitors lost momentum and soon collapsed to 109-5 after 16.5 overs. They couldn't recover thereafter and were restricted to 126-9 after 20 overs. In reply, LSG didn't show any fight, collapsing to 38-5 after seven overs. They were bowled out for 108 in 19.5 overs, thus losing the match by 18 runs. The following day, DC, desperate for a win against Gujarat Titans (GT) collapsed to 23-5 after five overs, but the visitors recovered to post a respectable 130-8 in 20 overs. In reply, GT's top-order expect skipper Hardik Pandya (59 not out) failed miserably as the hosts managed just 125-6 after 20 overs.