Rajasthan Royals pace bowler Nandre Burger has been fined 10% of his match fees and handed a penalty point of one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the fixture against the Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday.
In their encounter with LSG in match 32, on Wednesday, the Royals played their opposition at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium and went on to comfortably win.
Burger Fined for 'Send-Off' to Pant
The moment that saw Burger receive his penalty occurred when he dismissed the LSG skipper, Rishabh Pant. Burger, with a gesture described as a "send-off", broke the rule of the game. The infraction against the left-arm fast-bowler was attributed to a breach of Article 2.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct which is related to actions which could provoke a response from the opposition.
Burger admitted the offense and also accepted the penalty he received from the match referee. It was a Level 1 offense so there was no avenue of appeal. Burger did play a key part with his bowling throughout the match for the Royals.
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Rajasthan Royals Win Big Despite Ugly Start
In the game itself, the Rajasthan Royals put on a brilliant all-round show to seal victory against Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs.
Put in to bat first, the Royals posted a respectable score of 159, thanks to an unbeaten 43 from Ravindra Jadeja, who helped the side navigate through the early loss of wickets.
Responding to the chase, the Super Giants found themselves on the back foot right from the get-go. The wicket of Pant at the top didn't help their cause as they failed to build a partnerships throughout the course of the innings. Mitchell Marsh offered some resistance and scored a half-century, but he failed to find support from the rest of the batting lineup.
The Rajasthan bowlers never really lost control throughout the innings as wickets tumbled, with Jofra Archer and Burger picking up the important wickets, eventually bowling out the LSG for just 119 runs in 18 overs.
Earlier, the Super Giants' bowlers had put in a great effort to keep the scoring under check. With quick wickets, Shami chipped in with two scalps whereas Mohsin Khan and Prince Yadav bowled economical spells to keep the Royals in check.
The win saw the Rajasthan Royals climb up to second on the table with a stronger campaign now on the cards, whereas the Super Giants slumped to the ninth spot with another poor show with the bat.