Shreyas Iyer, the captain of the Delhi Capitals (DC) was fined INR 12 lakhs for delayed over-rate against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Sheik Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Delhi-based establishment couldn’t finish their portion of 20 overs in time, taking 23 minutes more.
It was additionally the Capitals’ first such offense in the 2020 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It was, to some degree, an affront to injury for Shreyas as the Capitals, after consecutive successes, lost their first match of the progressing IPL by 15 runs, neglecting to pursue down 163 out of 20 overs.
Shreyas Iyer endures the worst part
“As it was his group’s first offense of the period under the IPL’s Code of Conduct identifying with least over-rate offenses, Mr. Shreyas Iyer was fined Rs 12 lakh,” the IPL said in a delivery.
Shreyas Iyer didn’t have the best of games either. He came to bat after Bhuvneshwar Kumar disposed of Prithvi Shaw early. In any case,Shreyas Iyer couldn’t exactly get moving notwithstanding hitting two or three fours. He just oversaw 17 runs off 21 balls before Rashid Khan disposed of him in the eighth over. Shreyas Iyer attempted to take on the spinner, yet wound up, holding out to Abdul Samad at profound extra-spread.
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Rashid turned into the Player of the Match for his game dominating spell. Aside from Shreyas , he likewise stuck Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant, who both took steps to remove the match from the Sunrisers. Rashid bowled 13 dab balls in his four overs and yielded a simple 14 runs. The required-rate continued mounting and at long last, Shreyas Iyer and Co missed the mark regarding the objective.
The Capitals additionally descended to number two in the focuses table with Steve Smith’s Royals being the new table-clinchers in the 2020 IPL. The Capitals are next set to bolt horns with the Dinesh Karthik-drove Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday, October 3 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
A year ago, the two groups Shreyas Iyer were associated with an exciting Super Over challenge, however it was in Delhi. In another match, the Capitals beat the Knights without dropping a lot of sweat. Since their match is in Sharjah, where the ground measurements are short, a high-scoring game can be normal.