Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin
Morgan has been fined Rs 12 lakh for his side’s slow over-rate against Chennai
Super Kings on Wednesday.

Chennai Super Kings accelerated their
victory through a 95-run innings by Faf du Plessis and a four-wicket haul by Deepak
Chahar, both of which powered the team to an 18-run win.

“Kolkata Knight Riders captain
Eoin Morgan has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during
their VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against Chennai Super Kings
at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 21.

As it was his team’s first offence of
the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate
offences, Mr Morgan was fined Rs 12 lakh,” the Indian Premier League said
in a statement after the match.

The guidelines of the tournament
indicate that the captain of the team displaying a slow rate will be fined Rs
12 lakh in the first instance, and in the second instance, the fine will be
doubled to Rs 24 lakh, whereas all the other members of the playing XI will
face a 25% deduction from their match fee or Rs 6 lakh, whichever stands as
lesser among the two.

After the win, CSK went up to the first
position with six points, whereas KKR came down to the sixth position in the
league table.