IPL 2023: Jason Roy fined 10% match fees for Code of Conduct breach in RCB vs KKR clash

Kolkata Knight Riders batter Jason Roy was fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the 36th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, where his side squared off against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

In accordance with IPL Code of Conduct Article 2.2, Roy admitted to the Level 1 violation. The Match Referee's decision for Level 1 Code of Conduct offences is deemed final and binding. The Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct indicates to a players' action or behavior that is not in accordance to the spirit of the game.

Speaking of the game, Roy played a magnificent knock of a 29-ball 56 in the game while opening the innings for KKR after being put to bat first. Roy breathed fire and wreaked havoc on the field as the RCB bowlers were left amazed by the power-hitter's abilities. He was one of the major reasons behind KKR's victory as the side bounced back to winning ways after four consecutive losses.

Roy shared an 83-run opening stand alongside N Jagadeesan and scored a major chunk of runs in the partnership, thereby providing his side with a dream start. After Vijaykumar Vyshak dismissed the duo in the 10th over, it was then the 80-run partnership between skipper Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer. Rana fell two runs short of a half-century, but his quick-fire 21-ball 48 kept KKR on track for a big total.

Heroics from Rinku Singh and David Wiese saw KKR post 200 runs in their stipulated 20-overs quota. RCB batters started off well, but no one except Virat Kohli could manage to put up a worthy knock. The in-form Faf du Plessis failed to convert his start into a big knock, and Glenn Maxwell to failed to perform. RCB's middlpe-order woes continues as the batters failed to chase the 201-run target, thereby losing the game by 21 runs.