The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-no-victory-parade-in-bengaluru-after-royal-challengers-bengaluru-triumph-23633124" rel="nofollow">Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)</a> emerged victorious in the IPL 2026 final match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After the match, RCB's burly batsman Tim David has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee and has also been handed two demerit points for breaching Level 1 of the IPL's Code of Conduct for Players and Team Officials.
The 30-year-old cricketer breached Article 2.9 of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-bcci-secretary-devajit-saikia-heaps-praise-on-rr-star-batsman-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-23633251" rel="nofollow">IPL</a>'s Code of Conduct, which relates to "throwing a ball (or any other item of cricket equipment such as a water bottle) at or near a Player, Team Official, Umpire, Match Referee or any other third person in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during a Match".
The incident took place during the 10th over of the first innings of the title clash. After the fall of a wicket, the right-handed batsman was seen throwing an ice bag aggressively towards umpire Nitin Menon.
He has admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction.
This was also David's third Level 1 offence of the recently concluded tournament. Earlier, he committed the first offence in Match 20 with one demerit point and the second offence in Match 54 with two demerit points. The right-handed batsman has now been handed five demerit points, leading to his suspension for one match.
With this, he will not be able to make his appearance for the Bengaluru-based franchise in the first match of next year's edition or the first match of the franchise he represents in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2027.
<h2>IPL 2026 final, Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Match summary</h2>
With an aim of chasing the target of 156 runs, RCB scored 161 runs for the loss of five wickets in 18 overs.
Impact Player Venkatesh Iyer smashed 31 runs in just 16 balls, with the help of four boundaries and two maximums. Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed on one run in four balls.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-final-rajat-patidar-wins-toss-elects-to-bowl-first-against-gujarat-titans-23632998" rel="nofollow">Skipper Rajat Patidar</a> scored 15 runs before departing. Facing 13 balls, he smashed a boundary and a maximum. Krunal Pandya's innings also came to an end with one run in two balls. Tim David accumulated 24 runs in 17 balls before departing. His knock included three boundaries and a maximum.
Facing 42 balls, stalwart Virat Kohli garnered an unbeaten 75 runs, laced with nine boundaries and three maximums. Shouldering him was wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma, who scored an unbeaten 11 runs in 14 balls, with the help of a boundary.
Gujarat's Rashid Khan claimed two wickets. Mohammed Siraj, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-gujarat-titans-pacer-kagiso-rabada-set-to-complete-150-wickets-in-league-history-23632153" rel="nofollow">Kagiso Rabada</a>, and Arshad Khan also bagged one wicket each. Impact Player Prasidh Krishna and Jason Holder went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against Bengaluru.
Earlier, having been put to bat first, GT's opening batsman Sai Sudharsan managed to score 12 runs in 12 balls, including two boundaries. Captain Shubman Gill registered 10 runs in eight balls, with the help of two boundaries.
Facing 18 balls, Nishant Sindhu scored 20 runs, which included three boundaries. Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler departed after scoring 19 runs in 23 balls. His knock included a boundary. Arshad Khan lost his wicket in 15 runs in six balls, including two maximums.
Later, Jason Holder was dismissed on seven runs in five balls, including a boundary. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-final-washington-sundar-crucial-half-century-helps-gujarat-titans-post-155-runs-against-royal-challengers-bengaluru-111379/1" rel="nofollow">Washington Sundar</a> played a fighting knock of an unbeaten 50 runs off 37 deliveries, laced with five boundaries. Rashid Khan also scored seven runs in three balls, including a maximum. Rahul Tewatia registered seven runs in five balls, including a boundary. Kagiso Rabada stayed unbeaten on three runs in three balls. With this, the Titans posted a total of 155 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs against the Royal Challengers.
Bengaluru's Rasikh Salam returned with the figures of three wickets for 27 runs in four overs. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-final-from-bhuvneshwar-kumar-shubman-gill-to-mohammed-siraj-virat-kohli-here-are-top-match-ups-to-watch-out-for-from-title-clash-111363/1" rel="nofollow">Bhuvneshwar Kumar</a> and Josh Hazlewood claimed two wickets each. Krunal Pandya also chipped in with one wicket. Jacob Duffy went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against the Titans.

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