KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane was fined 12 lakh for a slow over-rate offence after KKR failed to complete their quota of 20 overs within the stipulated time in an IPL 2026 fixture. The rest of the KKR XI was fined 25 per cent of match fee per player. The fine joins the IPL 2026 cumulative captaincy over-rate fine total that has produced the season's highest such figure in tournament history.
The offence occurred during a standard IPL 2026 league-stage match. KKR were unable to complete their full bowling quota within the time allowed under the IPL's over-rate protocol, and the match referee imposed the standard sanction.
Under the IPL's 2026 regime — which scrapped the one-match captain suspension for slow over-rates — the financial penalty is the only sanction. Rahane was fined 12 lakh personally and the rest of the XI 25 per cent of match fee. No suspension was imposed.
Rahane joins Shreyas Iyer (twice), Shubman Gill and other captains in IPL 2026's growing list of over-rate financial sanctions.
KKR fail to complete 20 overs within stipulated time
Match referee charges Rahane under the IPL's slow over-rate provision
12 lakh fine on captain; 25 per cent match fee on other XI members
No suspension under the 2026 regime
Rahane joins growing list of IPL 2026 captains fined for slow over-rates
Ajinkya Rahane fined 12 lakh for a KKR slow over-rate offence. Other KKR XI players fined 25 per cent of match fee. No suspension under the 2026 regime.
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