Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya returned to leading the side against his former team Gujarat Titans after missing the opener due to a slow over-rate suspension. The return, however, wasn’t auspicious as the Titans handed the five-time champions a colossal 36-run loss.
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya was penalised for slow over-rate yet again, fresh off serving a one-match suspension from last year’s offence. In his first match of the season against his former side Gujarat Titans, the Mumbai Indians’ bowling innings lasted almost two hours and Pandya was fined Rs 12 Lakh for the over-rate maintenance offence for the first time in the new season.
“As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.2 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined INR 12 lakhs,” an IPL statement read.