Sangakkara face one-match ban for slow over-rate

New Delhi, Mar 28 (PTI): Kings XI Punjab captain Kumar Sangakkara has been banned for one match after his side was found to be guilty of slow over-rate for the third time in the ongoing Indian Premier League III.

Already reeling under one loss after another, Kings XI were dealt a further blow when Sangakkara was penalised for not completing the overs on time during their 39-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali last night.

“KXIP slow on over rate again tonight. Sanga (Sangakkara) banned for one game,” IPL chief executive Sundar Raman said on his Twitter page.

From the onset, the organisers of the Twenty20 tournament has come down hard on captains for shoddy over-rates. After the first three games this year, four captains -- Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir and Sangakkara -- were fined USD 20,000 each for slow over-rates.