Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has been banned for one match due to his team’s slow over rate during their game against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium. Since MI has already played their last match of IPL 2024, Hardik will miss the team’s first match of the next season.
Should Hardik transfer to another team for the upcoming season, he will miss that particular team’s first game. This was the third instance this IPL season where MI failed to maintain the minimum over rate. Consequently, Hardik has been fined INR 30 lakhs in addition to the one-match ban. The rest of the playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each fined either INR 12 lakhs or 50% of their match fees, whichever amount was lesser.
The penalties underscore the league’s stringent enforcement of over rate regulations aimed at ensuring timely game completions.
