Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) overseas batter Jason Roy was penalised by the Indian Premier League (IPL) for breaching a Code of Conduct during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on April 26 (Wednesday) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The England batter, who was furious after getting dismissed, hit a bail in anger. It was his excessive reaction that didn't bode well and hence the league imposed a 10% fine on Roy.
"Kolkata Knight Riders batter Jason Roy has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Mr. Roy admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct," IPL said in a statement.
“For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding,” it further said.
Meanwhile, RCB suffered a 21-run defeat against KKR on Wednesday. It was for the second time this season that the Red Army came up short against Nitish Rana's men.
After electing to bowl, RCB conceded 200/5 in 20 overs after Jason Roy (56 runs off 29 balls) gave the Knight Riders just the kind of start they needed in the powerplay. The Englishman smashed four fours and five sixes, including four sixes in the over of Shahbaz Ahmed. All the other KKR batters chipped in with handy cameos which helped the franchise post a competitive total on the board.
In their run chase, RCB kept losing wickets at regular intervals and Kohli (54 runs off 37 balls) was the lone warrior for the franchise. RCB could only manage to score 179/8 in 20 overs and ended up losing the game by 21 runs.
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