KL Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) was punished for violating the IPL code of conduct during the match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 19, Wednesday in the IPL 2023.
Rahul received a 12 lakh fine for the Super Giants’ slow overrate during the second innings of the game. In relation to this, the IPL’s official media advisory stated:
“KL Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants has been fined after his team’s slow over-rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against the Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur”.
KL Rahul has been in good form in the IPL 2023
IPL 2023: KL RahulDespite a close game, LSG under KL Rahul defeated Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2023 by 10 runs. LSG batted first in the match after losing the toss, scoring a respectable total of 154/7 thanks to Kyle Mayers’ (51) half-century.
When bowling for the RR team, Ravichandran Ashwin (2/23) made excellent use of the circumstances. Trent Boult (1/16) provided him with a useful complement with a sparing spell.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (44) and Jos Buttler (40), the RR openers played similarly to their counterparts in the chase but were a little slower. The middle order failed miserably after they left and the Royals were ultimately only able to score 144/6 as a result.
The second inning was a team effort for the LSG bowlers. Marcus Stoinis (2/28) and Avesh Khan (3/25) both made an impression with their cutting spells.
Upon reflection following the game, LSG captain KL Rahul said: “Obviously, we entered this game believing that 180 was a par score. We considered getting 10-15 more than required because RR has some excellent batsmen.”
“But I informed Kyle (Kyle Mayers) that this is not a 180-degree pitch after the first over from Boulty himself. Amit Mishra had a positive impact and had good bowling stats. Since RR are fairly strong at the top of the order. Our plans and strategies have always been to take the first 2-3 wickets early”.
On Saturday, April 22 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, the Lucknow Super Giants will play the Gujarat Titans.
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