Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill was fined an amount of Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slower over rate in their match against Chennai Super Kings. The match held at Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday was a big upset for GT as the team suffered their first loss of the season by 63 runs against the defending champions.
“As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Gill was fined Rs 12 lakhs,” an IPL statement said.
Leading the team from the front after Hardik Pandya moved to Mumbai Indians, Gill’s GT started the tournament with a win against Mumbai Indians but were not able to repeat the same in front of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s CSK.
Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra steal the show
Shivam Dube’s blistering 23 ball 53 including 5 sixes and 2 fours and Rachin Ravindra explosive 20 ball 46 knock helped CSK post 206-6. Ravindra gave the swift start and Dube unleashed on spinners, adding extreme pressure on GT bowlers.
Chasing the big total under pressure, GT gave away wickets after regular intervals and finished at 143-8. Mustafizur Rahman, Deepak Chahar and Tushar Deshpande took 2 wickets each to secure the win as CSK moved to top of the table.