Shreyas Iyer Sparks PBKS Win But Faces Fine! Wha Happen?
Eei Ghana! Chale, the Indian Premier League (IPL) dey bee rough o! Our man Shreyas Iyer, the captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS), just write ein name for the history books. E lead ein team enter the IPL final after eleven long years. Imagine! But hear the koko, the joy no last long 'cause dem fine am sake of slow over rate.
Iyer's Heroic Innings and Costly Mistake
Iyer, he play wicked! E score 87 runs wey e no even fall, from just 41 balls. E help PBKS chase 204 runs and beat Mumbai Indians (MI), the five-time champions, for the second qualifier. The match happen for Ahmedabad. The chase dey tight, but Iyer ein batting and leadership make sure say Punjab reach the target with time to spare.
This win be say Punjab Kings dey go the IPL final for the second time ever, and the first time since 2014. Wey dem dey celebrate, the league say Iyer breach the IPL Code of Conduct about slow over-rate offences. Na the second time be that this season wey Punjab do that thing.
Fine Palaver!
The IPL confirm say because na Iyer ein second time wey e dey do slow over-rate, dem fine am INR 24 lakh (Ghana Cedis plenty!). The other players for the team, including the Impact Player, dem fine dem INR 6 lakh or 25% of demma match fees, whichever be the small one.
Even Mumbai Indians captain, Hardik Pandya, dem fine am sake of ein team ein slow over rate for the same match. Since na MI ein third offence, dem fine Pandya INR 30 lakh. Ein teammates, including the Impact Player, dem chop fine of INR 12 lakh or 50% of demma match fees, whichever be lower.
PBKS Start Shakily, Iyer Saves the Day
Punjab ein chase no start smooth. Trent Boult dismiss Prabhsimran Singh early for just 6 runs, wey make dem be 13/1. Priyansh Arya try bring some energy with 20 runs from 10 balls before e fall to Ashwani Kumar. But Iyer take over and carry the team. Chale, sports be serious business!