Shreyas Iyer may face one-match ban:Punjab captain fined ₹24 lakhs for slow-over rate penalty

In the 7th match of the IPL, Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings, but due to a slow over-rate in this match, captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined ₹24 lakh. This is Punjab Kings’ second over-rate offence of the season. Therefore, not only the captain, but the entire playing eleven and the impact player have also been penalised. All other players have been fined ₹6 lakh or 25 percent of their match fees, whichever is less. Ban confirmed next time According to IPL rules, if the team makes such a mistake again, Iyer will be fined ₹30 lakh and will also have to face a one-match ban. Punjab still has more than 12 matches to play in the league stage, so there is very little room left for error now. Shreyas Iyer scored 50 runs In this match, Shreyas Iyer led the team with his batting. He played a brilliant innings of 50 runs off 29 balls. His 59-run partnership with Nehal Wadhera proved to be the turning point of the match. Punjab Kings were given a target of 209 runs for victory, which they comfortably achieved by losing 5 wickets. Punjab’s batting overshadowed Ayush Mhatre’s innings Earlier, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and batting first, posted a strong total of 209 runs for 5 wickets. For Chennai, young batsman Ayush Mhatre played an excellent innings of 73 runs off 43 balls and shared a 96-run partnership with captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (28 runs). However, Punjab’s innings also started with a stormy knock of 39 runs off 11 balls by Priyansh Arya. In the end, the innings of Prabhsimran Singh, Cooper Connolly, and Iyer made Chennai’s score seem small, and Punjab registered their second consecutive win.