Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant has been fined INR 30 lakh after his team was found guilty of maintaining a slow over rate during their final league match of IPL 2025 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The match was played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. This was LSG's third over-rate offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct. With this breach, the IPL imposed stricter penalties on both the captain and the team. "Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match No. 70 of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Tuesday," the IPL said in a statement. This marked Pant’s third over-rate offence of the season, which triggered a higher penalty under the tournament’s rules. "As it was his team’s third offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Rishabh Pant was fined INR 30 Lakh," the statement added. Also READ: "Can’t win playing just 20 good overs": Rishabh Pant reacts after LSG's crushing loss vs RCB It wasn’t just the LSG captain who bore the brunt of the punishment. "The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either INR 12 Lakh or 50 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser." Final blow after playoff heartbreak LSG’s defeat against RCB not only provided heartbreak for Rishabh Pant but also ended a turbulent campaign marred by injuries, form concerns and inconsistent performances. Pant’s valiant 118* went in vain, as Bengaluru chased down 228 to seal their spot in the playoffs. Also READ: “He’s vulnerable in England”: Ex-England spinner rips apart Shreyas Iyer's technique The slow over-rate, particularly during RCB’s high-paced innings, was a visible issue on the night as both teams piled up runs at Lucknow. With this win, RCB moved to the second spot and will take on PBKS in Qualifier One. GT will face MI in the Eliminator.