Ahmedabad, March 30 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya has been fined INR 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday night in Ahmedabad, as per ESPNcricinfo.

This was MI's second match--and second defeat--of the season, but Hardik's first appearance, as he had to serve a suspension for the team's opening fixture. The suspension stemmed from MI's slow over-rate in their final game of IPL 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). However, MI and Hardik avoided a harsher penalty this time, as the IPL has removed the rule enforcing bans for repeated over-rate violations. Instead, teams now face monetary fines and in-game field restrictions.

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