Riyan Parag did not have a good start to the season as captain. Rajasthan Royals lost the first two matches. Rajasthan returned to victory in the third match. However, Rajasthan suffered a setback amidst the joy of defeating Chennai Super Kings. Captain Parag had to be punished. Parag was punished for slow bowling. He was fined Rs 12 lakh. Parag was found guilty under Section 2.22 of the IPL’s ‘Code of Conduct’. That is why he was punished. This is the first time Rajasthan has been fined.
However, no captain will have to face the blow of banishment for slow bowling this time. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya could not play the first match of this IPL due to his fault last time. After that, the Indian Cricket Board changed the rules. Earlier, if a captain was punished for slow bowling in three matches, he would be banned for one match. This time, he will get demerit points. Hardik, however, has been punished this season as well. Mumbai lost to Gujarat Titans by 36 runs in the second match.
Hardik returned to captain Mumbai in that match. He was fined for slow bowling in the first match. Mumbai will play against Kolkata Knight Riders at home on Monday. After losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in the first two matches, Rajasthan defeated Chennai in the third match. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 182 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Nitish Rana scored 81 runs in 36 balls. In reply, Chennai ended their innings at 176 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Rajasthan won the match by 6 runs.
