NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals ended their IPL 2025 campaign with a commanding six-wicket win over Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. But what truly set the internet buzzing wasn’t the scorecard — it was a viral moment off the field involving Faf du Plessis and Preity Zinta.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Following the game, a fan posted a photo of DC’s stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis and PBKS co-owner and Bollywood star Preity Zinta chatting, calling them “visual perfection” and pitching them for a movie together — either a “sports drama or a royal romance.”Who’s that IPL player?“Someone please cast @faf1307 and @realpreityzinta in a movie already. He’s got the action-hero vibe. She’s aging like fine wine… don’t waste this visual perfection!” read the now-viral post on social media platform X.To the delight of fans, Faf responded in kind with a cheeky quote-post: “Make it happen.”Sensing the buzz, Delhi Capitals joined the fun and released a heartwarming video montage of the Faf-Preity post-match interaction, set to the romantic Bollywood track “Kuch Toh Hua Hai” from Kal Ho Naa Ho — a film starring Zinta herself. The franchise captioned it, “We get it, guys. We get it!”, fully leaning into the internet’s lighthearted demand.WATCH:The clip has since gone viral, offering a playful and cinematic twist to the end of the Capitals’ campaign and briefly shifting focus from the intense playoff race.
‘My best knock of IPL’: Sameer Rizvi after DC beat PBKS
Meanwhile, DC’s final flourish was powered by Sameer Rizvi, who smashed an unbeaten 58 off 25 balls — his maiden IPL half-century — chasing down Punjab’s 206/8. While Delhi bowed out with pride, Punjab Kings’ hopes of securing a top-two finish took a significant dent.
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