Mumbai, 16April 2011 : The IPL today advised that the Mumbai Indians have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during last night’s DLF IPL match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Mumbai.
At the end of the match, Mumbai Indians were assessed to be one over behind the required rate after allowances were taken into consideration.Since it was Mumbai Indians first fence of the season, under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, the captain, Sachin Tendulkar, was fined U$20,000.