Rishabh Pant Fined INR 12 Lakh for Slow Over-Rate in IPL 2026 Match

LSG Captain Rishabh Pant (PTI photo)

Rishabh Pant has been fined INR 12 lakh after Lucknow Super Giants were found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate during their IPL 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. As captain of the franchise, Pant is responsible for ensuring the team completes its 20 overs within the stipulated time limit. However, LSG failed to meet the required over-rate during the match, leading to disciplinary action from the IPL Governing Council. The IPL confirmed that Pant breached Article 2.22 of the tournament’s Code of Conduct, which relates to minimum over-rate offences. Since it was Lucknow’s first such offence of the season, Pant received a fine of INR 12 lakh.

In an official statement, the IPL said: “Rishabh Pant, Captain, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match No. 59 of TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Friday.”

The statement further clarified: “As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 12 lakhs.”

Here's list of captain penalised for slow-over rate in IPL 2026:

Match No.CaptainTeamOffence CountPenalty AmountOpponent Match 4Shreyas IyerPunjab KingsFirstRs 12 lakhGujarat Titans Match 7Shreyas Iyer Punjab KingsSecondRs 24 lakhChennai Super Kings Match 14Shubman GillGujarat TitansFirstRs 12 lakhDelhi Capitals Match 18Ruturaj GaikwadChennai Super KingsFirstRs 12 lakhDelhi Capitals Match 20Hardik PandyaMumbai IndiansFirstRs 12 lakhRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Match 22Ajinkya RahaneKolkata Knight RidersFirstRs 12 lakhChennai Super Kings Match 55Axar PatelDelhi CapitalsFirstRs 12 lakhPunjab Kings Match 56Pat CumminsSunrisers HyderabadFirstRs 12 lakhGujarat Titans Match 59Rishabh PantLucknow Super GiantsFirstRs 12 lakhChennai Super Kings

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