Tim David, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), batter, will miss the opening match of IPL 2027, after picking up his third sanction of the season.
The incident occurred in the IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, "during the 10th over of Gujarat Titans' innings. Following the fall of a wicket [Jordan Cox's catch off Washington Sundar ruled not out], David threw an ice bag aggressively in the direction of umpire Nitin Menon," according to an IPL media release. David was found to have breached Article 2.9 of the IPL'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."
David admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by the Match Referee, Javagal Srinath. Since he accumulated his fifth demerit point(s) of the season, he will be handed a one-match ban.
RCB beat GT by five wickets in the final to pick up their second title, successfully defending their 2025 crown.