Hardik Pandya and Tim David were slapped with a fine following the conclusion of the high-scoring Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 12 (Sunday) at the Wankhede Stadium. RCB put on 240 and went on to win the match by 18 runs and are currently third on the points table with three wins from four matches. MI, on the other hand, are eight on the table with just two points from four matches.
Why were the players fined?
While Pandya was fined INR 12 lakh as his side maintained a slow over-rate, David was slapped with a fine of 25% of his match fee and accumulated one demerit point for a level 1 breach of IPL’s Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials.
David was found guilty of disobeying the umpire’s decision not once but twice during RCB’s batting innings, according to a media release from the IPL.
“The first incident occurred when the umpires changed the ball during the 18th over (17.2) of RCB’s batting innings. He wanted to have a look at the ball and did not hand it over despite being repeatedly asked to do so. The second incident occurred during the 20th over (19.2), when he again did not hand over the ball to the umpires, amounting to repeated failure to comply with the instructions or directives of the umpires,” the media release said.
RCB will hope to continue their winning momentum when they take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) next on April 15 in Bengaluru. MI have a lot of catching up to do and will hope to get back to winning ways in their clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on April 16 in Mumbai.
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