Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer has been fined for sustaining sluggish over-rate towards Chennai Tremendous Kings in Match 49 of the Indian Premier League 2025. This was the primary time underneath Iyer’s captaincy that PBKS have been accused of sustaining a sluggish over-rate within the ongoing season.
Regardless of his crew ending on the profitable facet, the penalty will add to the distress of the PBKS administration, as their skipper has been fined a whopping sum of INR 12 lakh for the offence, which got here from the breach of Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct.
“Shreyas Iyer, Captain, Punjab Kings has been fined after his crew maintained a sluggish over-rate throughout Match 49 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 towards Chennai Tremendous Kings on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Wednesday,” a launch by the league on Thursday said.
“As this was his crew’s first offence of the season underneath Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimal over-rate offences, Iyer was fined INR 12 Lakh,” it added.
The visiting facet ended up profitable the encounter within the last-over thriller towards CSK, and moved second on the factors desk after the emphatic victory at Chepauk. Iyer & Co. have additionally solidified their stance for a top-four end within the season to qualify for the Playoffs. The Mumbai-born was additionally the Participant of the Match for his good
“Love chasing on any area and I really feel I thrive when there’s a huge whole on the board and it’s essential to take the cost and construct the momentum for the subsequent batters. Attempt to play on my instincts and again myself. (On his away type) I do not wish to curse it in the intervening time, I am having fun with as a lot as potential, attempting to remain within the current and simply reacting to the ball. As soon as I get to know if there’s a huge whole, doesn’t matter residence or away, I hold the identical method, generally it really works, generally it does not. I do know if I keep on the market, I can chase down any goal,” the PBKS skipper mentioned on the post-match presentation.
“Recently I’ve been batting quite a bit within the nets and going through the fast bowlers with the new-ball, I do know the ball will skid on and are available at a terrific tempo. It has given me immense confidence. That is one half which I’ve actually labored on. The angle I hold is excessive on a regular basis every time I enter the sector. These 4 packing containers I tick, and also you see the reflection on the sector,” he added.
“[On the humidity] Greater than the batting, the fielding was tough as I used to be working from long-on to long-on. The over-rate additionally we needed to preserve and I needed to assume within the nick of time. The humidity issue additionally, most likely much more to another area I’ve performed on. We had a chat in between when Ricky got here in and instructed we do not have to depart it until the final, we have now to up the ante as they’ve a couple of superb loss of life bowlers in Pathirana, Khaleel they usually have immense expertise of their squad, the method is to tackle the bowlers and mainly again ourselves,” he mentioned additional.
Once I received in, I must play a couple of balls and see how the wicket is enjoying. I performed 10 balls and determined it is time to tackle the bowlers. Prabh and Priyansh, the begins they’re giving, they’ve been fabulous of their method and it’s not that they’re slogging. They’re enjoying superb cricket and hopefully they proceed with that very same momentum,” Iyer concluded.