Ajinkya Rahane was fined ₹12 lakh for slow over-rate as Kolkata Knight Riders suffered another setback in Indian Premier League 2026. Chennai Super Kings posted 192/5 and restricted KKR to 160/7, securing a comfortable win. Despite late resistance, KKR’s inconsistency continued while CSK climbed the points table.

Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has been fined Rs 12 lakh after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their match against Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday.

"Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Ajinkya Rahane has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match No. 22 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai," the IPL informed in a release on Tuesday night.

"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, Rahane was fined INR 12 lakh," the release informed.

Noor Ahmad (3-21) and Anshul Kamboj (2-32) shared five wickets between them as Chennai Super Kings won their second match in the Indian Premier League (IPL), moving up to four points from five games and moving to eighth spot in the 10-team standings.