LSG Captain Rishabh Pant (PTI photo)
Rishabh Pant has been fined INR 12 lakh after Lucknow Super Giants were found guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate during their IPL 2026 clash against Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.As captain of the franchise, Pant is responsible for ensuring the team completes its 20 overs within the stipulated time limit. However, LSG failed to meet the required over-rate during the match, leading to disciplinary action from the IPL Governing Council.The IPL confirmed that Pant breached Article 2.22 of the tournament’s Code of Conduct, which relates to minimum over-rate offences. Since it was Lucknow’s first such offence of the season, Pant received a fine of INR 12 lakh.In an official statement, the IPL said:“Rishabh Pant, Captain, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match No. 59 of TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Friday.”The statement further clarified:“As this was his team’s first offence of the season under Article 2.22 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which pertains to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 12 lakhs.”Here’s list of captain penalised for slow-over rate in IPL 2026:
| Match No. | Captain | Team | Offence Count | Penalty Amount | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 4 | Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings | First | Rs 12 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Match 7 | Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings | Second | Rs 24 lakh | Chennai Super Kings |
| Match 14 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | First | Rs 12 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Match 18 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | First | Rs 12 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Match 20 | Hardik Pandya | Mumbai Indians | First | Rs 12 lakh | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Match 22 | Ajinkya Rahane | Kolkata Knight Riders | First | Rs 12 lakh | Chennai Super Kings |
| Match 55 | Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals | First | Rs 12 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Match 56 | Pat Cummins | Sunrisers Hyderabad | First | Rs 12 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Match 59 | Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | First | Rs 12 lakh | Chennai Super Kings |
