IPL 2022: Kane Williamson fined 12 lakh INR for slow overrate against RR 1

IPL 2022: Kane Williamson fined 12 lakh INR for slow overrate against RR


Kane Williamson, Sunrisers Hyderabad The captain was found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate in the first match against his opponent. Rajasthan Royal Family Tuesday, March 29.

As if the 61-game defeat from the RR wasn’t enough, Williamson became the first mate. Mumbai Indians Captain Rohit Sharma, who was fined. That’s why 12 lakhs. If this crime is committed a second time, the amount will be doubled to 12 lakhs. Other players will also have to pay fines. Third time captain will be banned for a match with a penalty of Rs. 30 lakh.

A BCCI statement read: “Sunrisers Hyderabad were fined for holding a slow over-rate in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match against the Rajasthan Royals at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune on March 29.

Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson was fined 12 lakh as this is the first offense of the season related to a minimum over-rated offense under the IPL’s Code of Conduct.” description added.

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Kane Williamson cornered a ball given by Prasidh Krishna. RR’s goalkeeper and captain Sanju Samson tried to catch the ball but the ball slipped and after a bounce was caught by Devdutt Padikkal on the slide. Since the field referee was not sure whether the ball had touched the ground or not, he transferred the decision to the third referee. Third referee KN Anantha Padmanabhan later gave the green light to the catch and faced a lot of scrutiny.

Head coach of SRH Tom Moody expressed his surprise at the dismissal: “We were very surprised that it was given, especially when we saw the replay. I can understand the field umpires pushing him up and when that happened and we’ve seen the evidence. We are by no means arbitrators, but it seemed pretty clear to us what the verdict was.

As for the game, the RR was rolling as they outstripped the SRH in every department. ‘Men in Pink’ delivered a 210/6 target with the help of Samson’s notorious half-century. In contrast, SRH lost to Williamson due to this controversial call in the second round. The efforts of Aiden Markram and Washington Sunder didn’t help much as their side was limited to 149/7.

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