DC vs MI : Rohit Sharma Fined INR 12 Lakh For Maintaining Slow Over-Rate

Hosts Delhi Capitals took on the five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their first contest of the season. The teams were led by the Indian mates Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma respectively. The venue for the big match was Brabourne stadium, Navi Mumbai.

Delhi Capitals elected to field after winning the toss

Delhi Capitals 11 : P Shaw, T Seifert, M Singh, R Pant (c/wk), R Powell, L Yadav, A Patel, S Thakur, K Nagarkoti, K Yadav, K Ahmed

Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Kishan (wk), R Sharma (c), A Singh, T Varma, T David, K Pollard, D Sams, M Ashwin, J Bumrah, T Mills, B Thampi

The Mumbai-based team put up a decent total on the board. They scored 177 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Ishan Kishan remained unbeaten at the score of 82, He took just 48 balls to achieve the score. The skipper too, played a captain’s innings scoring 41 runs off just 31 deliveries.

Kuldeep Yadav and Khaleel Ahmed took 3 and 2 wickets respectively

Delhi Capitals, After a disappointing start to the innings, turned the game on its head in the last 4 years. Lalit Yadav and Axar Patel were the saviors for the Delhi-based franchise. They scored 41* (38) and 38* (17) respectively and took the team to the win. The opening batsman, Prithvi Shaw contributed with 38 runs off just 24 deliveries. Basil Thampi and Murugan Ashwin took 3 and 2 wickets respectively.

Mumbai Indians’ Captain Rohit Sharma fined :

The Mumbai Indians’ skipper Rohit Sharma looked disappointed after the game as the match looked in complete control before the cameos by Patel and Yadav. The franchise has a history of losing their first matches of the season.

Unfortunately, The Mumbaikar has been fined INR 12 Lakh by the BCCI after he failed to maintain a proper over-rate. The offense comes under the IPL code of conduct for maintaining a slow over-rate.

It was the first offense of the season by the Mumbai Indians skipper. He might have to face worse consequences if he repeats the offense once again.