Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Rajat Patidar have been fined for breach of IPL code of conduct during their team's clash at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Friday, May 23.
Patidar has been handed a fine of Rs 24 lakh, while Cummins has been fined Rs 12 lakh, both for maintaining a slow-over rate in the clash in Lucknow. Patidar was not the captain for the clash and only batted as an Impact player with Jitesh Sharma being the regular skipper. Despite this, the designated skipper Patidar was fined. This was RCB's second over-rate offence and hence the fine was doubled.
Meanwhile, SRH skipper Cummins was also handed a fine of Rs 12 lakh for his team's first slow-over rate offence in the ongoing season.
While Patidar was fined Rs 24 lakhs, the "rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either INR 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser," as per a statement by IPL.
Notably, Rajat suffered an injury in his hand during the match against Chennai Super Kings earlier in the season and to keep him fresh ahead of the playoffs, the RCB management decided to play him as an Impact Substitute for the clash against SRH.
Meanwhile, RCB lost their penultimate clash of the league stage against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Chasing 232, RCB were bowled out for 189 after losing their last five wickets for 15 runs. Philip Salt, Virat Kohli and Jitesh had kept the team very much in the hunt, however, they lost two wickets in the 16th over of Eshan Malinga including a runout.