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Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya has been banned for one match due to the team's slow over-rate against Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium.

As it was Mumbai's last match of the IPL 2024 season, Hardik will miss the team's first match next season. 

"Hardik Pandya, the Mumbai Indians captain, has been fined after his team maintained a slow over rate during their TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on May 17," BCCI said.

MI failed to maintain the minimum over rate for the third time this IPL. As a consequence, Hardik was fined INR 30 lakhs and received a one-match ban, while the rest of the playing XI, including the Impact Player, were fined either INR 12 lakhs or 50% of their match fees, whichever is lesser.

"As it was his team’s third offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over rate offences, Pandya was fined INR 30 lakhs and banned from playing the team’s next match. The rest of the members of the Playing XI, including the Impact Player, were each individually fined either INR 12 lakhs or 50 percent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser," it added.