Axar Patel fined for slow over rate

As per Article 2.22 of the IPL's code of conduct, a captain is fined Rs 12 lakh for the first slow over rate offence in a season

HYDERABAD: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has been fined Rs 12 lakh for his team’s slow over rate during the IPL game against Mumbai Indians on Sunday night in Delhi.

As per Article 2.22 of the IPL’s code of conduct, a captain is fined Rs 12 lakh for the first slow over rate offence in a season. The IPL has done away with match suspensions and there are only fines and in-game field restrictions.

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Reflecting on the loss to Mumbai, Axar said they had the game. “I think we had soft dismissals from the middle order, some bad shots,” Axar said.

“We lost by 12 runs with an over to go so we could have still won it. It can’t happen that your lower-order batters will always save you in chases. There are some odd days where you play wrong shots, so I don’t think there is any point in thinking too much about it,” he said.