(Football news) The fast bowler for the Kolkata Knight Riders, Harshit Rana, has been suspended for one game and fined 100% of his match money for violating the IPL Code of Conduct during his team’s match against the Delhi Capitals. Rana will therefore be unable to attend KKR’s May 3 matchup with the Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium.
Though the IPL release did not specify the reason for Rana’s fine, he could’ve been pulled up due to the animated celebrations from him towards DC batter Abishek Porel. Rana, who picked up 2 for 28 during KKR’s seven-wicket win, dismissed Porel in the seventh over of DC’s innings, giving the batter a bit of a send-off as he walked back.
Rana was subsequently charged with a Level 1 breach under Article 2.5 of the tournament rules. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding.
This was Rana’s second offence of the season, having also been penalised last month during the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. During that match, Rana gave SRH batter Mayank Agarwal a sharp stare after dismissing him, and was fined 60% of his match fee.
KKR are currently second in the table with 12 points, and an NRR of 1.096, the best of all teams in the competition.
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