Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) sustained an eight-run defeat against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 17 (Monday) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After the match, former RCB captain Virat Kohli was fined 10% of his match fees for breaching the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Code of Conduct.
"Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli 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 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru," the advisory said.
"Mr. Kohli admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct," it further added.
While the release didn't state the actual reason or the incident for which Kohli was penalised, it is likely for the excessive celebration that the former RCB skipper indulged in after the dismissal of CSK batter Shivam Dube.
Coming back to the game, in a high-scoring encounter CSK bowlers held their nerves in a hostile setting. On a batting paradise of a pitch, as many as 33 sixes were hit. Skipper Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell shared a record-breaking 126-run partnership for the third wicket but it was not enough to take RCB home.
Chasing a daunting target of 227 runs, RCB could only score 218 runs. The Red Army was in command of the runchase when du Plessis (62 runs off 33 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (76 runs off 36 balls) were batting in the middle. But once the duo was dismissed, RCB stumbled and fell short of the target.
For CSK, opening batter Devon Conway played a scintillating knock of 83 runs off 45 balls and stitched crucial partnerships with Ajinkya Rahane (37 runs off 20 balls) and Dube (52 runs off 27 balls). Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja combined to hit three sixes late in the innings which propelled the team's score to 226/6.
After the victory, CSK jumped to third place in the points table while RCB slumped to seventh position in the standings.
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