Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Rishabh Pant unfortunately finds himself sidelined for the pivotal away clash against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) following a onematch ban issued for slowover rate violations. Its the third time in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) that Rishabh Pant team has been flagged for maintaining a slow over rate a particularly noticeable issue during Match 56 against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday.
DC emerged victorious in a heartpounding showdown against the topranked team propelling themselves forward in the intense playoff pursuit.
During the home fixtures in Vizag DC encountered CSK and KKR resulting in penalties for slow over rates. Rishabh Pant received fines of ₹12 lakh and ₹24 lakh respectively without facing a match suspension.
The league imposed a punishment of ₹30 lakh and a one-game ban on Pant for his third infringement in the same season. DC’s remaining players have also been fined ₹12 Lakh or 50% of their match costs, whichever is less.
On Saturday, May 11, iplt20.com issued a statement confirming the fines enforced against Rishabh Pantand other DC players.
“Mr Rishabh Pant, Captain, Delhi Capitals has been fined has been fined and suspended for one match for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match 56 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on May 07, 2024,” the statement read.
“As it was his team’s third offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 30 Lac and suspended for one match. The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either INR 12 Lac or 50 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser,” the statement continued.
“As per Article 8 of the IPL Code of Conduct, the Delhi Capitals filed an appeal challenging the ruling of the Match Referee. Following this, the appeal was referred to the BCCI Ombudsman for review. The Ombudsman conducted a virtual hearing and affirmed that the decision of the Match Referee remains final and binding,” the statement concluded.
Delhi Capitals famously referred to as DC prepare for a decisive showdown against the challenging Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the vibrant M Chinnaswamy Stadium on the enthralling evening of Sunday May 12.
Rishabh Pant was fined for maintaining a slow over rate in IPL 2022 as well
The wicket-keeper batsman has struggled to keep things in line amidst rising constraints on overall playing time. To make matters worse, the mishandling results in an in-field penalty, requiring one fielder to be summoned up from the deep to the circle.
Even in IPL 2022, when he was still a young captain, he was fined INR 12 lakh for maintaining a sluggish over rate in DC’s six-wicket loss to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
In Pant’s absence, DC would most likely turn to Axar Patel as captain. Mitchell Marsh and David Warner are legitimate leaders in the group, but both are presently out with injuries. Warner managed DC during the 2023 season as well.