Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Rahul Tripathi was reprimanded for violating the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during KKR’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
“Tripathi admitted the offense Level 1 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct. For Level 1 violations of the Code of Conduct, the decision of the Match Referee is final and binding, ”IPL said in a statement.
Opening the batting for KKR, Tripathi scored 23 of 16 balls and posted a 48-run position with Shubman Gill before cleaning out T Natarajan.
Tripathi has already made two notable contributions to KKR at this IPL: one came from opening batting and another from hitting at No. 7.
KKR vs SRH: full highlights
Lockie Ferguson proved himself the “Knight in Shining Armor” with his store of variations when he fired David Warner and Abdul Samad in the Super Over, leaving KKR with just a three-run goal to chase.
This was after David Warner’s 47 and 18 undefeated runs in Andre Russell’s last over, where the Sunrisers leveled scores at 163 with KKR in the stipulated 20 overs.
Ferguson was superb through the 20 regulation overs, as his 3/15 in 4 overs had SRH in all sorts of trouble. He cast a first spell where he fired Kane Williamson with a short ball, got rid of Priyam Garg with a slower ball, and saw Manish Pandey’s back with a yorker.
Their five wickets in the game gave KKR the two much-needed points to bring their score to 10, while the Sunrisers are holding at 6 points and are in serious danger of missing the play-offs.
Previously, former captain Dinesh Karthik’s carefree approach was complemented well by captain Eoin Morgan’s grace as the Kolkata Knight Riders hit a par 163 of five after being put at bat.
Karthik (29 not eliminated) and Morgan (34 of 23 balls) joined forces at 105 for four and added 58 runs in the final five overs after 150 looked tough on one stage.
Morgan’s innings had three fours and six in the middle of the wicket against Basil Thampi, while Karthik hit a pair of sixes and equal number of limits.
(With PTI inputs)
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