The offense comes 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 took place during the 19th over of the second innings when Pollard allegedly hurled abuse at the fourth umpire.The IPL released a statement on Friday that read, “Kieron Pollardbatting coach, Mumbai Indiansplayers and team officials are fined 15% of their applicable match fee and one demerit point for violating Level 1 of the IPL Code of Conduct. Pollard was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which deals with ‘use of audible obscenity during a match’.“The incident took place in the 19th over of the second innings when Pollard used abusive language towards the fourth umpire. Pollard pleaded guilty and accepted the ban imposed by match referee Pankaj Dharmani.”Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets with just 1 ball to spare in an IPL 2026 thriller at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Chasing a mammoth target of 201, MI reached 205/4 in 19.5 overs thanks to Tilak Verma’s unbeaten 75. The defeat is Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings’ fifth in a row, severely damaging their playoff qualification hopes.Despite the middle-order collapsing due to Shardul Thakur’s brilliant 4/39 for Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings managed a strong 200 after late fireworks from Prabhasmaran Singh (57 off 32) and Azmatullah Umarzai (38 off 17).In reply, Ryan Rickelton’s brilliant knock of 48 off 23 gave MI a flying start, before Tilak Verma produced a match-winning innings under pressure. Along with a quick-fire cameo from Will Jacks, Tilak guided MI through a tense finish, hitting a six off the last ball of the match to seal a thrilling victory. 
