Lucknow, May 24 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins have been fined for maintaining slow over-rate during their IPL 2025 clash at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Friday.

As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Patidar was fined Rs 24 lakh. The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser.

Cummins was fined Rs 12 lakh as it 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.

Patidar featured in the match against SRH as an impact substitute, with Jitesh Sharma stepping in as the stand-in captain. Despite not leading the side on the day, the fine was imposed on Patidar, as he remains the full-time captain of RCB this season.

RCB’s hopes of finishing in the top two took a significant blow on Friday evening following a 42-run defeat to SRH. RCB fell short in their chase of a daunting 232-run target, despite a promising opening partnership of 80 runs between Virat Kohli and Phil Salt. The team collapsed dramatically, losing their last seven wickets for just 16 runs.

Earlier, SRH had posted a formidable 231/6 in 20 overs, thanks largely to Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 94 off 48 deliveries.

As a result of the loss, RCB slipped to third place in the standings, with 17 points from 13 matches. Their final league-stage game is set against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium on May 27.

To secure a spot in the top two, RCB must win and hope that either Gujarat Titans or Punjab Kings falter in their respective final matches.

–IANS

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