Royal Challengers Bangalore came very close to the target of 227 runs set by Chennai on Monday (April 17) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, Du Plessis’s team had to leave the field after losing. Bengaluru batsman Virat Kohli has also been fined after the loss to Chennai. The highest-run match in the current season of IPL happened last night. Chennai and Bangalore scored 444 runs together. Batting first on this day, Chennai set a target of 227 runs to Plessy Kohli’s Bengaluru. In the end, RCB lost by 8 runs. After the loss to Chennai, Kohli also had to pay a fine for breaking the rules of the IPL. Kohli has been fined 10 percent of the match fee.

Meanwhile, the IPL authority said, “Kohli has admitted the violation of Article 2.2 of the IPL rules.”Kohli has been fined mainly because of his bad behavior on the field. However, the IPL authorities did not say which behavior of Kohli they fined. However, it is believed that the penalty was due to Kohli’s celebration after Shivam Dube’s dismissal. This is not the first time that players have been fined in this IPL. On Sunday (April 16), the captains of both teams were punished in the Kolkata-Mumbai match. Ritvik Shokin has been fined for excessive celebrations. And Suryakumar Yadav was penalized for getting involved in a fight.