IPL 2016: Ravindra Jadeja reprimanded for showing dissent during Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab, Match 28 at Rajkot

IPL 2016: Jadeja reprimanded for showing dissent during GL vs KXIP, Match 28 at Rajkot

Gujarat Lions (GL) all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been reprimanded by the match referee for showing dissent at the umpire’s decision during match 28 of ninth season of Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) . “Mr Jadeja admitted to the level 1 offence (Article 2.1.5 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials) and accepted the sanction.” statement from the IPL orgainsers said. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the match referee’s decision is final and binding. Axar Patel did the star turn as laggards Kings XI Punjab rode on the left-arm spinner’s hat-trick to upset table toppers Gujarat Lions by 23 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) Match 28. This was the first hat-trick of the ongoing ninth edition of the league. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2016 at Rajkot

Invited to bat by Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina, Kings XI Punjab were all out for 154 in the stipulated 20 overs, but restricted the opposition to 131 for 9 in front of their home crowd at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Appointed captain midway into the cash-rich tournament in place of David Miller, Murali Vijay led from the front with a fluent knock of 55. Patel then spun a web around the Gujarat batsmen and finished with impressive figures of 4/21 in his quota of four overs which included a split hat-trick. With this win, Kings XI Punjab finally managed to turn things around in what has been a nightmarish campaign so far. Kings XI Punjab now have four points with two wins and five defeats from seven matches, while the Lions, despite the reverse, stayed at the top with six victories and two losses from eight appearances.