The offense falls under Article 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct for players and team officials, which deals with “use of audible obscenity during a match”. The incident occurred during the 19th over of the second innings when Pollard allegedly abused the fourth umpire.The IPL released a statement on Friday which read, “Kieron Pollardbatting coach, Mumbai IndiansHe has been fined 15% of the applicable match fee and earned one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials. Pollard was found guilty of violating Article 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which deals with ‘use of audible obscenity during a match’.“The incident occurred in the 19th over of the second innings when Pollard used abusive language towards the fourth umpire. Pollard pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the punishment imposed by the match referee, Pankaj Dharmani.”In a thrilling IPL 2026 match at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets with just 1 ball remaining. Chasing a strong target of 201, MI scored 205/4 in 19.5 overs thanks to Tilak Verma’s explosive unbeaten 75 runs. The defeat is the fifth consecutive defeat for Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings, dealing a serious blow to their playoff qualification hopes.Despite a middle-order collapse led by Shardul Thakur’s brilliant 4/39 for Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings posted a strong score of 200 following explosive innings from Prabhsimran Singh (57 off 32) and late fireworks from Azmatullah Umarzai (38 off 17).In reply, Ryan Rickelton’s blistering 48 off 23 balls gave MI a good start, before Tilak Verma played a composed match-winning innings under pressure. With a quickfire cameo from Will Jacques, Tilak guided MI through a tense finish, and sealed a thrilling win with a six off the final ball of the match.