Varun Chakravarthy fined for IPL code breach in KKR vs CSK clash

Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been fined after being found guilty of breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. During the match against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday, Varun Chakravarthy took 2 wickets. However, Chennai defeated Kolkata by 2 wickets to end their 7-match losing streak, which has reduced KKR's hopes of reaching the playoffs.

According to a press release, Varun was found guilty of breaching the code of conduct and admitted to the Level 1 offence. Chakravarthy has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee and has been given one demerit point. Varun bowled his full spell of four overs and took 2 wickets for 18 runs, although his team had to face defeat. "Varun Chakravarthy admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.5 and accepted the sanction proposed by the match referee. "

Chennai needed 8 runs from the last over, MS Dhoni hit a six and Chennai chased down 180 runs with 2 balls to spare. Dewald Brevis and Shivam Dubey played excellent innings for the team while chasing the target. Both Chennai openers were dismissed for zero. The team lost five wickets in the powerplay. However, Urvil Patel scored 31 runs in 11 balls, while Brevis scored 52 runs in 25 balls and Shivam Dube scored 45 runs in 40 balls.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. Despite a slow start, Kolkata managed to score 179 runs. All the batsmen contributed, as Sunil Narine scored 26 off 17 balls, followed by Rahane with 48 off 33 balls and Andre Russell with 38 off 21 balls. With Venkatesh Iyer ruled out due to injury, Manish Pandey came out to bat and he also scored the required 36 runs for the team. However, 179 runs were not enough for KKR.