KKR pacer Harshit Rana gets fined, suspended for model code breach

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) star bowler Harshit Rana, who breached the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct, has been fined 100 per cent of his match fees and got suspended from one match, IANS reported.

Rana committed the violation during Kolkata's match against Delhi Capitals at the Eden Gardens on Monday, April 29. He committed a Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 of the IPL's Code of Conduct. He came up with an animated gesture toward DC's Abhishek Porel after he got the wicket of the left-handed batter in the 7th over of the contest, India Today reported. He admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee's sanction. For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee's decision is final and binding.

The player was earlier penalised under the same level and article of the IPL Code of Conduct.

The Tuesday match between KKR and DC ended in a 7-wicket victory for the former.

Delhi Capitals chose to bat first, but KKR's disciplined bowlers stopped them at 153/9. With twenty-one balls remaining, the home team reached the target of 154.

Earlier, Delhi Capitals scored 67 runs in the power play while losing three wickets. However, the visitors simply caved in after the dismissal of their skipper, Rishabh Pant (27 off 20 balls).

Batting at number nine, spinner Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with an unbeaten 35 off 26 balls.

Among KKR bowlers, spinner Varun Chakaravarthy finished with excellent figures of 3/16 in four overs, while the returning Vaibhav Arora too impressed, an unplayable delivery getting him the wicket of Shai Hope.