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Rishabh Pant Slapped with INR 30 Lakh Fine for Slow Over-Rate

๐งพ Rishabh Pant Fined for Third Over-Rate Offence in IPL 2025
โ Penalty Details
Offence: Slow over-rate during LSG vs RCB, May 27
3rd offence this season (previous: April 5 & 26)
Pant fined โน30 lakh
Other LSG players fined: โน12 lakh or 50% of match fee (whichever is lower)
๐ Rule Change in IPL 2025
No suspension despite 3rd offence
Earlier rule: Third offence triggered a one-match ban (as seen with Hardik Pandya in 2024)
New rule: Only financial penalties, no automatic suspension
๐ Match Recap: RCB vs LSG
LSG: 227/3 (Pant 118* off 61)
RCB: 231/4 in 18.4 overs
Jitesh Sharma: 85* (33)
Virat Kohli: 54 (32)
๐ Season Summary
LSG finish 7th with 6 wins, 12 points
RCB qualify for Qualifier 1 with 19 points
๐ Takeaways
Rishabh Pant finishes the season on a high personally with a record T20 score, but disciplinary issues and bowling inefficiencies hurt LSG overall.
The over-rate rule amendment appears to prioritize continuity over penal absences โ useful for teams in crunch scenarios, though critics may argue it weakens deterrence.