He failed to make the T20 World Cup squad on the day itself.

He failed to make the T20 World Cup squad on the day itself. Mumbai captain Hardik Pandya was also punished after the loss to Lucknow. He will have to pay a penalty of 24 lakh rupees due to slow over rate.

The entire team has been fined.Mumbai’s playoff dreams suffered a major blow with a loss against Lucknow. This punishment was announced by the IPL after the match. Hardik is fined more as captain. The rest will have to pay a fine of Rs 6 lakh or 25 percent match fee, whichever is less. This is Hardik’s second offense in IPL.

Mumbai did not play well against Lucknow. Earlier they could not score more than 144 runs by batting. Apart from Nehal Wadhera (46) and Tim David (35 not out), none succeeded. In reply, Lucknow struggled at the start but won.Marcus Stoinis scored 62 off 45 balls to help the team win. Lucknow to win with four balls to spare.

By editor