Tim David of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has been fined 25% of his match fee and received one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during the match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium. The incident occurred during Match No. 20 of the Indian Premier League 2026, where David violated Article 2.4 by delaying the return of the ball to the umpires on two occasions. Despite initially appearing light-hearted, the actions were deemed a breach of the code. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya, the captain of MI, was fined ₹12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate, marking MI's first offence of the season under Article 2.22. In the match, RCB posted a formidable score of 240/4, bolstered by half-centuries from Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, and skipper Rajat Patidar. MI fell short with a total of 222/5, losing by 18 runs.