Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman Tim David has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and suspended for one match after breaching the IPL code of conduct during RCB’s five-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.David, who scored 24 runs off 17 balls in the final, was found guilty of breaching Article 2.9 of the Code of Conduct, which relates to “throwing the ball (or any other item of cricket equipment such as a water bottle) in an unfair and/or dangerous manner at any player, team official, umpire, match referee or any other third person during a match.”This incident happened during the 10th over of Gujarat Titans’ innings. After the fall of the wicket, David threw a bag of ice towards on-field umpire Nitin Menon. Match referee Javagal Srinath awarded a penalty after David admitted the offense and accepted the punishment.This was David’s third Level 1 offense of the season. Earlier, he had received one demerit point in Match 20 and two demerit points in Match 54. The latest violation added two more demerit points, taking his total to five.Under IPL rules, a player who accumulates five demerit points receives a one-match suspension. As a result, David will miss the opening match of IPL 2027, whether he plays for RCB or any other franchise next season.The Australian batsman finished IPL 2026 with 305 runs in 16 matches and was part of the RCB team that successfully defended their title.RCB’s win over Gujarat Titans made them the third team in IPL history to retain the trophy after Chennai Super Kings (2010 and 2011) and Mumbai Indians (2019 and 2020). The Bengaluru franchise also became the fourth team to win multiple IPL titles, joining Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, who have five titles each, and Kolkata Knight Riders, who have won three.RCB captain Rajat Patidar also registered his name in the record books by becoming the first captain to win the IPL in his first two seasons as captain. He is the third captain after MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma to win consecutive IPL titles.