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Shreyas Iyer fined Rs 12 lakh
KKR lost in a high scoring match
New Delhi. In T20 cricket, it is very rare for a team to lose after scoring 223 runs. But the same thing happened in the 31st match of IPL. Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders were not expected to lose when they posted a total of more than 200 on their home ground, but Rajasthan Royals created history by achieving the target on the last ball on the basis of Jos Buttler’s century. This is the biggest run chase in the history of IPL. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer is also not able to digest this defeat. Not only this, Shreyas Iyer has been hit twice. Along with losing the match, he has been fined lakhs of rupees. This fine has been imposed by IPL.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over rate during the IPL match against Rajasthan Royals. KKR team lost to Rajasthan Royals by 2 wickets in a close match on Tuesday. In this match, one century each was scored from both the teams. In the high scoring match, while Sunil Narine scored a century for KKR, Jos Buttler for Rajasthan played an unbeaten inning of 107 runs in 60 balls. Narine scored 109 runs in 56 balls with the help of 13 fours and 6 sixes.
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Shreyas Iyer fined Rs 12 lakh
IPL side said, ‘This was his team’s first offense of the season under the IPL code of conduct related to minimum over rate, hence Iyer was fined Rs 12 lakh.’ Shreyas Iyer scored 11 runs in 7 balls in this match. Jos Buttler has made the record of scoring most centuries while chasing runs in IPL. This is Butler’s seventh century in the IPL while he scored his third century while successfully chasing the target. He left behind Virat Kohli who has two centuries in his name while chasing.
Butler equaled Babar Azam
The record of scoring most centuries in terms of victory in T20 cricket is in the name of West Indies’ Chris Gayle. Gayle has scored 16 centuries in winning causes in T20, while Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Jos Buttler have scored equal 8-8 centuries. Butler’s eight centuries helped the team win.
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Tags: IPL 2024, kkr, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Shreyas Iyer
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 17, 2024, 16:39 IST