Watch: Virat Kohli's 'Fake Punch' Against Sam Curran After No Ball Creates Hilarious Moment During PBKS vs RCB Match

20.04.2023 - 13:07 sports.ndtv.com

The 27th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 kicked off with Punjab Kings Stand-in skipper Sam Curran winning the toss and opting to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.

The duo of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis provided a superb start to the side by stitching a solid opening stand. They added 130 runs for the first wicket in 15 overs.

On the first ball of the 16th over, Sam Curran bowled a beamer to du Plessis. While the bowler was quick to apologise for his mistake, Kohli jokingly jokingly pretended to punch him. Watch the video here: pic.twitter.com/2jvBZCZ3wY The waist height no-ball could not prove costly for Curran as he smartly mixed his pace on the follow-up delivery that was a free-hit.

Du Plessis could only flick the ball towards backward square leg for a single. Despite bowled no-ball in it, Curran conceded only 7 runs in the over.

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