IPL 2019: Virat Kohli fined Rs 12 lakh for slow over-rate

The RCB skipper has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate in the match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Saturday at Mohali

After toiling hard for half of the IPL season, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) tasted their first victory on Saturday night. Despite a stellar performance, skipper Virat Kohli was penalised with a heavy fine. The RCB skipper has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate in the match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on Saturday at Mohali. Since it was his team's first offence of the season, he was found guilty under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences. Bottom-placed RCB finally ended their winning drought in the ongoing season as Kohli's scintillating 53-ball 67 followed by AB de Villiers (59* off 38) and Marcus Stoinis' (28* off 16) fruitful knocks guided them to a thumping eight-wicket victory over KXIP at the I.S. Bindra Stadium. It was the 85-run stand between Kohli and de Villers before the South African got involved in a match-winning 46-run partnership with Stoinis which handed Bangalore a much-needed win. Defending 174, Punjab bowlers not only failed in getting wickets but also leaked runs as the visitors crossed the line with four balls to spare. Earlier Chris Gayle played a magnificent knock and finished unbeaten on 99 as he managed just a boundary off the last ball of the innings from Mohammed Siraj.