Ahmedabad, May 14:
Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins has been fined for maintaining a slow over rate in the game against Gujarat Titans in an IPL match here.
Cummins was penalised Rs 12 lakh.
“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, Cummins was fined INR 12 lakhs,” the IPL said in a statement.
SRH suffered a crushing 82-run loss against GT at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday night.
Chasing GT’s 168 for five, SRH were bundled out for a paltry 86 in 14.5 overs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori accepted that a “formidable” Gujarat Titans completely outplayed them with their “brilliant” bowling performance in an IPL match here
After half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan (61) and Washington Sundar (50) pushed GT to 168 for 5, pace duo of Mohammed Siraj (1/11) and Kagiso Rabada (3/28) wreaked havoc in the powerplay before Jason Holder (3/20) and Prasidh Krishna (2/23) joined the party to bundle out SRH for 86 on a seaming surface on Tuesday night.
The 82-run loss was SRH’s biggest IPL loss in terms of runs.