The happiness of Royal Challengers Bangalore, which reached the playoffs after registering a win over Punjab Kings in IPL 2026, came into limelight when Australian player Tim David made such a celebration on the field which is being widely discussed on social media. In the last moment of the match played in Dharamshala, Tim David took the winning catch and then looking towards the PBKS fans repeated the famous “Sidhu Moosewala celebration”.

The atmosphere changed as soon as he took the last catch.

Punjab Kings needed a miracle to win on the last ball of the match. In such a situation, Tim David, who was fielding on the boundary, took the catch of Azmatullah Omarzai and ensured the victory of RCB. As soon as the team started celebrating the victory, Tim David started doing the famous Sidhu Moosewala celebration of thigh-slap on the field.

Top 4⃣ calling @RCBTweets rejoice in the picturesque Dharamshala with a 2⃣3⃣-run win to secure a playoffs spot

Scorecard https://t.co/3u5qL0Zn75#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/IZl781WaWx

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 17, 2026

Celebration became a topic of discussion among fans

Seeing this style of Tim David, there was a flood of reactions on social media. This celebration of Sidhu Moosewala is considered a symbol of confidence and swag, which many players and celebrities have also copied. Earlier, players like Shikhar Dhawan and Sarfaraz Khan have also been seen doing this celebration.

Tim David has been in controversies before too

Tim David has been in the news this season also. His middle finger gesture was allegedly captured on camera during the match against Mumbai Indians, after which there was a lot of controversy. According to reports, he also had to face disciplinary action and financial penalty in that case.

People divided on social media

Now even after Sidhu Moosewala celebration, debate has started on the internet. Some fans are calling it a swag of RCB’s victory, while some people are saying that it was not right to taunt the opposing crowd like this. However, RCB fans are enjoying the aggressive style of Tim David very much.

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RCB reached playoffs

With this victory, RCB has almost confirmed its place in the IPL 2026 playoffs. This victory in Dharamshala is considered very important for the team and now Tim David’s celebration is garnering more discussion than the match itself. The video has been shared on social media from the official X account of IPL, which has been viewed by thousands of people so far.

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Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian cricket team defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20. With this victory, it is now confirmed that Team India will not lose the series, Australia can only draw the series even after winning the last match. The video of Tim David’s catch celebration in the fourth T20 played in Gold Coast is going viral, causing an uproar.

Everyone was surprised to see Tim David’s celebration.

India had scored 167 runs while batting first, team captain Suryakumar Yadav once again failed to play a big innings. Although he had made a bright start, he was caught out by Tim David on the first ball of the 16th over. Surya scored 20 runs in 10 balls.

Tim David celebrated Suryakumar by licking the ball after taking the catch at the boundary, which no one understood. It was not good to see, even the fans were confused as to what was its ultimate message or meaning?

What is this celebration from Tim David pic.twitter.com/8lhMMTZMi4

— Haydos (@GovindIstOdraza) November 6, 2025

What is this celebration from Tim David pic.twitter.com/izbZ3jmwOu

— Rahul (@Blup_Bang) November 6, 2025

Australian batsmen collapsed

While chasing the target of 168 runs in the fourth T20, Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short made a partnership of 37 runs for the first wicket. When Marsh was out, Australia’s score was 70 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 9.2 overs. Australia needed 98 runs in 64 balls to win, the match was close but after this, Australia’s ace batsman proved to be a flop.

Explosive batsmen like Tim David (14), Josh Philip (10), Marcus Stoinis (17), Glenn Maxwell (2) could not do anything, could not even make the match competitive. The entire Australian team collapsed for 119 runs in 18.2 overs. India won by 48 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series. The last T20 of the series will be played on Saturday, 8 November.

Rcb vs kkr, bengaluru weather: Royal Challengers Bangalore team was practicing in M ​​Chinnaswamy when heavy rain came. All RCB players went out with their kits, but Australian player Tim David could not stop himself after seeing such rain. He came in the middle of the field and started bathing like children, he took off his dress and started getting rid of the water stored in the ground. This video of him is becoming quite viral.

Tim David has a lot of fun in the rain

The first match after the IPL is restored will be between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday, 17 May. There is a possibility of rain in this match to be held in Bangalore, it has been raining here for the last several days. RCB players are not unhappy with such weather, because even if the match is canceled due to rain, the team will confirm their ticket in the playoff while Kolkata will be out of the race. Tim David had a lot of fun here in the rain, he was running in the rain, enjoying the dive in the water.

Tim David
Swim David

Bengaluru Rain Bladn’T Dampen Timmy’s Spirits… Super TD Sopper Came out in All Glory.

This is Royal Challenge Presents RCB shorts.#Playbold #ನಮ್ಮ RCB #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/prxpr8rsea

– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@Rcbtweets) May 16, 2025

Seeing Tim David taking a bath like this, other RCB players were also laughing, after which he returned to the dressing room, many players played applause and many were not able to stop their laughter. Let us tell you that along with Tim David, Phil Salat, Lungi Engidi have also returned to India for IPL matches, who returned after the tournament was postponed. All Indian players including Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar have joined the team.

The king is back, with a big bright smile!

Time to get down to bold business! pic.twitter.com/g3ov4fgbio

– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@Rcbtweets) May 15, 2025

RCB has been fantastic

Till now RCB’s performance has been very spectacular. Virat Kohli is involved in the Orange Cap race, he has scored 505 runs in 11 matches. The RCB team is currently second in the points table with 16 points, they have won 8 out of 11 matches. Now she has 3 matches left and after winning 1 match, she will qualify for the playoffs. But even if the RCB vs KKR match remains inconclusive due to rain on Saturday, Bangalore will also confirm its place in the playoffs. It is reported that South African bowler Lungi will not be able to play the playoff match, as he is in the World Test Championship Final Squad.

How will the season of Bengaluru be on Saturday?

On Saturday, May 17, the weather match in Bengaluru will not be good. There is a possibility of heavy rains here. Even during the match, the possibility of rain remains up to 75 percent while it may also rain in the morning.