Hardik Pandya pay fine Rs. 12 Lakh
Mumbai Indians Captain Hardik Pandya has been punished to pay fine Rs 12 lakh for maintaining slow over in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday night in Ahmedabad, this report as per ESPNcricinfo.
Indian Mumbai has played two matches in the Indian Premier League 2025 so far, and they have faced defeat in both match.
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya has been fined ₹12 lakh for a slow over-rate during their IPL 2025 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday night in Ahmedabad, according to ESPNcricinfo.
This was MI’s second match and second loss of the season, but it was Hardik’s first game as he missed the opening match due to suspension. The suspension was because of MI’s slow over-rate in their last game of IPL 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). However, this time, MI and Hardik avoided a stricter penalty, as the IPL has removed the rule for suspensions due to repeated slow over-rates. Instead, teams now face fines and in-game fielding restrictions.
This was the first slow over-rate penalty of IPL 2025 and came in the ninth match of the season. MI, with a pace-heavy bowling attack including Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Satyanarayana Raju, and Hardik Pandya, took longer than the allowed time to finish their overs.
Match Summary
MI won the toss and chose to bowl first.
GT openers Shubman Gill (38 off 27 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) and Sai Sudharsan gave a solid start with a 78-run partnership. Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler (39 off 24 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) added another fifty-run stand. Sudharsan played a strong knock of 63 off 41 balls (4 fours, 2 sixes). GT reached 179/4 but lost quick wickets towards the end, finishing at 196/8 in 20 overs.
For MI, Hardik Pandya was the best bowler with 2/29, while Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Satyanarayana Raju took one wicket each.
MI’s Run Chase
Chasing 197, MI lost Rohit Sharma (8) and Ryan Rickelton early. Tilak Varma (39 off 36 balls, 3 fours, 1 six) and Suryakumar Yadav (48 off 28 balls, 1 four, 4 sixes) put up a fight with a 62-run partnership. But after their dismissals, MI struggled and ended at 160/6 in 20 overs.
For GT, Prasidh Krishna (2/18) and Mohammed Siraj (2/34) were the standout bowlers, while Kagiso Rabada and Sai Kishore took one wicket each.
MI Next Match Schedule
March 31 – MI vs KKR (Mumbai)
April 4 – LSG vs MI (Lucknow)
Tomorrow again Mumbai Indians will play against Kolkata Night Riders and this match will be in Mumbai. This is the home ground for Mumbai Indians, let’s see what will happened. Hope so Mumbai Indians will win the match.