LSG pulled off a superb 11-run victory over Mumbai Indians at the Ekana Stadium.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were hit by two match-fee fines soon after their 12-run win over Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Skipper Rishabh Pant was fined INR 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during the second innings.
“As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 12 Lakh,” an official release said.
There was also a fine for legspinner Digvesh Rathi for his ‘Notebook’ celebration after dismissing dangerous Naman Dhir. The umpire fined the 25-year-old for the same celebration he performed after dismissing Punjab Kings’ opener Priyansh Arya.
“This was his second Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 this season and hence, he has accumulated Two Demerit Points, in addition to One Demerit Point which he accumulated during LSG’s match against Punjab Kings on April 01, 2025,” the release said.
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After beginning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with a demoralising one-wicket loss against Delhi Capitals, LSG bounced back with a comprehensive win against high-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad by a margin of five wickets. They then outclassed Punjab Kings by eight wickets and 22 balls left.
But on Friday, all departments came together to set up the big win against the Mumbai Indians. Despite being pegged back in their defence of 204 by the innings of Naman Dhir (46 off 24 balls) and Suryakumar Yadav (67 off 43 balls), and a late surge by Hardik Pandya (28 not out off 16 balls), LSG bowlers managed to keep MI at hand’s length throughout the match.
The match also made it three losses in four games for MI, who had hoped to begin this season better after finishing bottom of the table in IPL 2024.
Hardik Pandya’s men are currently seventh in the table with two points, one position below LSG, who have four points.
They next face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede on Monday.
LSG will clash against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday.
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