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.
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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