According to a statement from the IPL, David and Pollard committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.20 of the IPL’s code of conduct. “Both admitted to the offence and accepted the match referee’s sanction.”
Pollard rated Pandya as one of the great “all-rounders” India has ever produced, and believed that fans will ‘sing praises for him’ soon.
On Thursday, RCB used as many as six bowlers, with all leaking runs at 12.84 per over. Their most economical bowler Vijaykumar Vyshak bowled his three overs for 10.66 while Akash Deep was the most expensive at 15.71.
While it is still unknown if he will be fit for Sunday’s clash, the right-hander did bat in the nets and train with the others on Friday.
The Mumbai Indians right-hander underwent a sports hernia surgery in January and while he was expected to return to action at the start of IPL 2024, he had to miss the first three games after failing to get NCA’s clearance.
Rohit is considered one of the greats of his generation and has the highest individual score in ODIs. Rohit also has three double centuries to his name in the 50-over format.
This was the team's second offence of the season under the IPL's code of conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences. Lucknow Super Giants captain, KL Rahul was fined Rs 24 lakhs and the rest of the members in the playing eleven were fined Rs 6 lakhs or 25 per cent of their match fee, whichever is lower.
Chasing 169 for a win, Mumbai Indians were in a good position after the powerplay and despite losing Ishan Kishan, had Rohit Sharma batting well and their in-form batter Suryakumar Yadav in the middle. The loss of concentration in the middle overs however, eventually led to the team's 8th consecutive loss.
The disappointing run in the TATA IPL 2022 continues for the Mumbai Indians who have become the first team to have lost 8 consecutive matches from the start of the season and are out of contention for the playoffs as well.
Bowling in front of veterans of the game like Kieron Pollard isn't always easy but the 23 -year-old bowled his two overs against the West Indies player with pace and precision. He ended with a brilliant spell of 4-0-27-1 for the night.
