On Sunday, in an IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians, captain Rishabh Pant was fined Rs 24 lakh for slow over-rate since they lost the match by 54 runs. Given that this is the second time this season his side violated the IPL over-rate rules, he was fined. The other members of the squad, including the Impact Player, will be fined either Rs six lakhs or 25% of their match fee, whichever is lower.
Mumbai Indians had scored 215 for 7, and Lucknow lost for 54 runs. This was the fifth successive victory for MI. Meanwhile, Lucknow mentor Zaheer Khan thinks that Mayank Yadav’s speeds would improve with more cricket. Mayank was back after a long injury layoff due to back and toe troubles since making his India debut last October.
In his comeback game, Yadav bowled well, picking up key wickets of Rohit Sharma (12) and Hardik Pandya (5) with 2 for 40 runs in 4 overs. He was clocking just about 140 kmph, which is quite slower than his normal speed, 150-155 kmph.
Zaheer added that it is always sort of tough for a bowler coming back after a long time. “I am happy with his performance. It is important for him to go through the game,” Zaheer said in a post-match statement.
He finished his 20 overs, bowled 4. He’ll get better at execution and speed as he plays more.” Zaheer went on to say that they were careful with Mayank’s return to ensure that he felt comfortable, with an understanding of how tricky fast bowling could be in this format.
We took our time to make things easy for him. Now that he’s played a game, I’m hopeful we can manage his schedule to allow him to recover and keep going.”
