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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Ramandeep Singh has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct in match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday, May 11. The Indian batting all-rounder committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 of the IPL Code of Conduct and the cricketer has also admitted to the offence and match referee’s decision.
The Article 2.20 of IPL “is intended to cover all types of conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game and which is not specifically and adequately covered by the specific offences set out elsewhere in this Code of Conduct.” Moreover, in Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the match referee’s decision is final and binding.
“When assessing the seriousness of the offence, the context of the particular situation, and whether it was deliberate, reckless, negligent, avoidable and/or accidental, shall be considered. Further, the person lodging the Report shall determine where on the range of severity the conduct lays (with the range of severity starting at conduct of a minor nature (and hence a level 1 Offence) up to conduct of an extremely serious nature (and hence a Level 4 Offence),” the statement of the IPL reads.
Speaking of the KKR vs MI match, which saw a significant delay due to persistent rain in Kolkata, saw the Shreyas Iyer-led side finish on top and seal the first playoffs spot. After being invited to bat first by the Mumbai Indians, the KKR posted 157/7 in the game which was reduced to 16 overs per side match. While Venkatesh Iyer finished as the highest scorer for KKR with his 42 off 21 deliveries, their bowlers did the part with Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy and Andre Russell scalping two wickets each.
MI, on the other hand fell short by 18 runs in their run-chase and lost their ninth match out of the 13 they have played so far. However, the Hardik Pandya-led side are officially out of the IPL 2024 playoffs race, they are now ninth in the IPL 2024 standings.
