Tim David will miss Royal Challengers Bengaluru's opening match of IPL 2027 after being handed a one-game suspension for throwing an ice bag towards umpire Nitin Menon during the IPL 2026 final against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The IPL announced on Monday that David had been fined 50 percent of his match fee and handed two demerit points for a Level 1 offence. The Australian was found guilty of violating Article 2.9 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which deals with throwing a ball or any other item of cricket equipment at or near a player, team official, umpire, match referee, or any other person in an inappropriate or dangerous manner during a match.

The incident took place in the 10th over of the first innings. According to the IPL, David reacted to the fall of a wicket by throwing an ice bag aggressively in the direction of umpire Nitin Menon.

David admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by match referee Javagal Srinath.

While the immediate penalty was a fine and two demerit points, the breach carried greater consequences because it was David's third Level 1 offence of the season. He had earlier received one demerit point in Match 20 and two more in Match 54.

The latest offense took his tally to five demerit points for the season, triggering an automatic one-match suspension under the IPL's disciplinary regulations.

As a result, David will miss Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first game of IPL 2027. If he represents another franchise next season, the suspension will instead be served during that team's opening fixture.

The punishment comes at the end of a successful campaign for both David and RCB, who capped their season by defeating Gujarat Titans in the final. However, the title celebrations have been tempered by disciplinary action against one of the side's key batters, with David set to begin next season on the sidelines.

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