IPL 2024: Sam Curran, Faf Du Plessis Fined For Different Reasons - Check Details

Faf Du Plessis has been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during RCB's one-run loss to KKR. PBKS stand-in skipper Sam Curran has been fined for a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct, which refers to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision"

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Updated on: 22 April 2024 12:44 pm

Punjab Kings' Sam Curran celebrates the dismissal of Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan during their Indian Premier League 2024 match in Mullanpur on April 21. Photo: AP

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Faf Du Plessis has copped a Rs 12 lakh fine, while Punjab Kings acting captain Sam Curran has been penalised 50 per cent of his match fees for their respective offences, the IPL announced on Monday. (Full IPL Coverage | More Cricket News)

Du Plessis was fined for maintaining a slow over rate during RCB's thrilling one-run loss, their seventh of the ongoing season, to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

"Mr Faf du Plessis, Captain, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match 36 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on April 21, 2024," an IPL statement read.

It was RCB's first over-rate offence of the season.

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Curran, on the other hand, was fined half of his match fees for a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct which refers to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision" during PBKS' three-wicket loss to Gujarat Titans in Mullanpur on Sunday.

"Curran committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding," an IPL media release stated.

The loss against GT was Punjab's fourth on the trot, they are now languishing on the ninth place in the points table.