Watch: Kuldeep Yadav slaps Rinku Singh after KKR beat DC

Kuldeep Yadav, the chinaman spinner of the Delhi Capitals, was seen playfully slapping Kolkata Knight Rider’s batter Rinku Singh after the 48th match of the IPL 2025 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. In the match, KKR defeated DC by 14 runs thanks to an all-round performance from Sunil Narine.

Watch: Kuldeep Yadav slaps Rinku Singh after KKR beat DC

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During the customary interaction between both teams’ players after the match. Kuldeep Yadav was seen playfully slapping Rinku Singh twice. The video went viral quickly on the internet with changes in Rinku’s expression after the incident. However, it’s important to note that both players hail from Uttar Pradesh and maintain a close friendship.

Rinku Singh scored 36 runs off 25 balls, including 3 fours and 1 six, while Kupdeep Yadav had a disappointing night after conceding 27 runs in 3 overs without getting any wickets.

About DC vs KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the home team, Delhi Capitals, by 14 runs in match no. 48 of the IPL 2025 thanks to all-around performances from Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy’s crucial wickets at the end.

While batting first, KKR put up a good total of 204 in 20 overs with the help of the combined effort of batters like Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, and Rinku Singh. Angkrish played an amazing inning of 44 runs off 32 balls, including 3 fours and 2 sixes. Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets, while Axar Patel and Vipraj Nigam got 2 each.

DC lost their first wicket early, but Faf du Plessis and Karun Nair played amazingly well in the middle. Faf scored 62 runs off just 45 balls, including 7 fours and 2 sixes. However, other batters struggled to stay at the crease. Axar Patel batted well after the wickets, but Narine got him on 43, and DC fell short by 14 runs. Sunil Narine took 3 wickets, Varun Chakravarthy took 2, and Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, and Vaibhav Arora got 1 each.