IPL 2022: Nitish Rana of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Jasprit Bumrah of the Mumbai Indians (MI) have been fined 10% of their match fee for breaching the Level 1 offence of the IPL Code of Conduct.
Although the nature of the offence is not clear, it is being assumed that Nitish Rana hitting the advertisement board on his way back to the dressing room after getting out might be the reason for the same. No speculations have been made about Bumrah's offence.
The IPL website stated that both Rana and Bumrah have "been reprimanded and fined 10 percent of his match-fee for breaching the TATA Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Code of Conduct" during the Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders match at MCA Stadium in Pune.
The said players admitted to the Level 1 offence of the IPL Code of Conduct and accepted the sanction. "For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding," stated an IPL Press release.
This is Mumbai Indians' third loss in a row. With three wins in four matches, KKR has secured the top position, while the Mumbai Indians lag behind at the ninth spot.
Kolkata Knight Riders playing XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Sam Billings (wk), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Umesh Yadav, Rasikh Salam, Varun Chakaravarthy
Mumbai Indians playing XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Dewald Brevis, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi