Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Shreyas Iyer was fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in their match against SunRisers Hyderabad. DC suffered their first loss of the tournament to SRH last night. DC won the toss and chose to field first, SRH went to set a target of 162/4 with important contributions from Jonny Bairstow (53), David Warner (45) and Kane Williamson (41).
The Delhi franchise could only score 147 runs off the 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan was the highest run-getter for DC with 34 runs off 31 balls. DC lost their first match in the IPL 2020 campaign to SRH by 15 runs, while it was the first win for SRH this term.
DC Captain Shreyas Iyer Fined for Slow Over-Rate
The night went from bad to worse for Delhi Capitals skipper after he was also fined INR 12 lakhs for maintaining slow over-rate. It was their first offence and hence according to the IPL code of conduct only the skipper was fined.
“Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on 29 September 2020,” an IPL release stated.
“As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Iyer was fined Rs 12 lakh,” it added.
Another two offences would cost massively for the team and hence they would have to work upon to sort clear of any mistakes. A second over-rate offence would result in a fine of Rs 24 lakhs for the captain and of Rs 6 lakhs or 25% of the match fee from every other player in the team, whichever is lesser.
A third offence will result in a one-game ban for the skipper and will cost him Rs 30 lakhs, while each player in the XI will be fined Rs 12 lakhs or 50% of the match fee, whichever is lesser.
DC handed their first loss of IPL 2020 by SRH
The Delhi Capitals batting order could not handle the wrath of SRH bowling. They could only add up a total of 147, which was 15 runs short of their target of 163. SRH’s star spinner Rashid Khan finished with amazing figures of 14/3 and an economy of 3.50. Now, the Delhi team is placed at the second spot on the IPL table with two wins and a loss to their name which came against SRH.
This was SRH’s first win in this campaign and they now sit 6th on the table with 2 losses and 1 win. Delhi Capitals will next face Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sharjah cricket stadium on October 3.