The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has fined Tim David of Royal Challengers Bengaluru 25% of his match fee and also given him one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during their match against Mumbai Indians (MI).
Why was Tim David fined?
David was found guilty under Article 2.4, which relates to not following the umpire’s instructions during a match. The first incident happened in the 18th over of RCB’s innings, when the umpires decided to change the ball. David wanted to check the ball and did not hand it over even after being asked multiple times.
The second incident occurred in the final over, when he again delayed returning the ball to the umpires. This was seen as a repeated failure to follow their instructions. David accepted the mistake and agreed to the punishment given by the match referee.
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Why was Hardik Pandya fined?
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya, captain of Mumbai Indians, has also been fined for a slow over-rate. Since this was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL rules, he has been fined ₹12 lakh.
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MI vs RCB match report
Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar, along with Phil Salt and Virat Kohli, played match-winning knocks to guide their team to an 18-run win over Mumbai Indians.
Batting first, RCB put up a big score of 240 for 4. Salt led the charge with a quick 78 off 36 balls, while Kohli added a steady 50 from 38 balls. The pair gave the team a strong start with a 120-run opening partnership. Patidar then took over in the middle overs, smashing 53 off just 20 balls to push the total even higher.
Chasing 241, Mumbai Indians finished at 222 for 5. Suyash Sharma played an important role with the ball for RCB, picking up two wickets and slowing things down at a key moment in the eighth over.
For Mumbai, Sherfane Rutherford was the standout performer, scoring an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls. However, his effort wasn’t enough to take the team over the line.
Opener Rohit Sharma started well but had to retire hurt on 19 due to a hamstring issue. Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav scored 33 and captain Hardik Pandya added 40, but it wasn’t enough as RCB sealed the win.