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NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru allrounder Tim David has been fined for “disobeying” an umpire’s acquisition during his team’s IPL 2026 clash against Mumbai Indians astatine the Wankhede Stadium connected Sunday.The incidental occurred successful the 18th implicit of RCB’s innings erstwhile David launched Hardik Pandya for a towering six implicit heavy mid-wicket. The sheer unit of the deed altered the signifier of the ball, prompting the umpire to telephone for a replacement.When a container of utilized balls was brought out, David picked 1 up and began toying with it. Despite repeated requests from the umpire to instrumentality the ball, helium continued handling it for a little period, intelligibly frustrating the official.
The umpire was seen asking for the shot aggregate times and appeared visibly irritated.After a abbreviated delay, David yet handed the shot back.“Tim David, Batter, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has been fined 25% of his lucifer interest and has besides accumulated 1 Demerit Point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials during Match No. 20 against Mumbai Indians (MI),” the IPL said successful a statement.
“He wanted to person a look astatine the shot and did not manus it implicit contempt being repeatedly asked to bash so. The 2nd incidental occurred during the 20th implicit (19.2), erstwhile helium again did not manus implicit the shot to the umpires, amounting to repeated nonaccomplishment to comply with the instructions oregon directives of the umpires,” it added.
“David was recovered to person breached Article 2.4 of the IPL’s Code of Conduct, which relates to ‘disobeying an umpire’s acquisition during a match.’
David admitted to the offence and accepted the Match Referee’s sanction,” the merchandise said.Earlier successful the game, RCB rode connected half-centuries from skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli to station a formidable 240/4 - the second-highest full of the season.In response, Mumbai Indians managed 222/5, arsenic RCB sealed an 18-run victory.
