Watch: Delhi Capitals drop ‘film teaser’ after Faf du Plessis and Preity Zinta’s post-match picture goes viral | Cricket News

The viral picture of Preity Zinta and Faf du Plessis. (X Photo)

NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals ended their IPL 2025 marketing campaign with a commanding six-wicket win over Punjab Kings on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday. But what really set the web buzzing wasn’t the scorecard — it was a viral second off the sphere involving Faf du Plessis and Preity Zinta.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Following the sport, a fan posted a photograph 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 film collectively — both a “sports drama or a royal romance.”Who’s that IPL participant?“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!” learn the now-viral submit on social media platform X.To the delight of followers, Faf responded in type with a cheeky quote-post: “Make it happen.”Sensing the excitement, Delhi Capitals joined the enjoyable and launched a heartwarming video montage of the Faf-Preity post-match interplay, set to the romantic Bollywood observe “Kuch Toh Hua Hai” from Kal Ho Naa Ho — a movie starring Zinta herself. The franchise captioned it, “We get it, guys. We get it!”, absolutely leaning into the web’s lighthearted demand.WATCH:The clip has since gone viral, providing a playful and cinematic twist to the top of the Capitals’ marketing campaign and briefly shifting focus from the extreme playoff race.

Meanwhile, DC’s remaining 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 satisfaction, Punjab Kings’ hopes of securing a top-two end took a major dent.