Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders have been fined after they maintained a slow over-rate during their match against Mumbai Indians at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on September 23 (Thursday).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"As it was the team's second offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to a minimum over-rate offences, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan was fined Rs 24 lakhs," an IPL statement said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The rest of the members of the playing XI were each fined lesser of either Rs 6 lakhs or 25 per cent of their match fee," the statement added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the match against the Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians, Rahul Tripathi and Venkatesh Iyer dazzled with the bat as the Kolkata franchise won by seven wickets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Iyer scored his maiden IPL fifty, Tripathi slammed an unbeaten 74 off 42 balls as KKR chased down the target with 4.5 overs to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Needing 156 runs to win, KKR made a scintillating start, courtesy of Shubman Gill and Iyer, and moved to 40 in 17 balls. However, the partnership was broken as Jasprit Bumrah disturbed the timber to send Gill packing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tripathi, who joined Iyer in the middle, made sure that KKR did not lose momentum. The right-hander and Iyer added 23 runs in the final three overs of the powerplay as KKR moved to 63\/1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The big-hitting did not stop as Iyer and Tripathi continued to go after the MI bowlers, scoring 48 runs in the next four overs to take KKR to 111\/1 after 10 overs. In the next over, the left-hander notched up a fine fifty - his first in the IPL - in 25 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tripathi then completed his half-century - seventh in the IPL - in the 12th over as KKR continued to make merry with the bat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n