By: Meenal Johari (Agra)
The already languishing team of Kings XI Punjab was dealt with a further blow after their fifth loss in the tournament on Saturday when the captain Kumar Sangakkara received a ban for one match due to the slow over-rate of his side.
The declaration regarding the ban was made by IPL chief executive Sundar Raman on his Twitter page as “KXIP slow on over rate again tonight. Sanga (Sangakkara) banned for 1 game” shortly after Kolkata Knight Riders’ thumped a comprehensive victory over Kings XI Punjab in Mohali.
This was the third time round in just six matches of the tournament when Sangakkara was found guilty of not completing the overs on time. The captain was earlier found guilty for falling short of the completion of overs on time along with three other captains Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir after the first three games of the third edition of IPL where each of the captains faced a fine of $20,000.
The second offense brought a fine of $40,000 for Sangakkara, being a repeat-offender, on March 24 following the clash against the Rajasthan Royals where each of the Punjab team-members also received a fine of $10,000 for the same reason.
Falling at the hands of the IPL’s strict policy in dealing with the captains for slow over-rates for the third time invited a harsh punishment for Sangakkara which resulted in a ban for one match.
For a team seated at the bottom of the points table with five defeats in six games and struggling hard to climb the rungs of the points table, this one-match ban for their captain shall definitely add to Punjab’s woes which is all set to face the table-toppers Mumbai Indians in their next IPL encounter this season on March 30.
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