'WWE aur cricket ek hi stadium me' - Fierce fight breaks out between fans at Arun Jaitley Stadium during SRH vs DC match in IPL 2023

Fight between fans during SRH vs DC match in IPL 2023 (Source: Twitter)

Rather than Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) nine-run victory, it was an ugly fan fight that stole the show at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday, April 29. A video of fans fighting during the 40th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between SRH and Delhi Capitals (DC) has gone viral on social media. The cause of the is unknown, but it all started as verbal exchanges but quickly escalated into physical altercation.

The craze for IPL is unreal as fans flock from different parts of the country to watch their favourite players in action. The fierce battles between players on the field can sometimes transfer over to their supporters in the stands, resulting in disputes and even physical fights. However, such incidents like the one we saw in Delhi cannot be encouraged and it highlights the need for more measures to prevent future occurrences.

Watch the video below:

A fight took place between fans in Delhi during their match against SRH. pic.twitter.com/MYPj6dqejb

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 30, 2023

Mitchell Marsh's all-round heroics went in vain as SRH won by 9 runs

Talking about the match, SRH ended DC's two-game winning streak and climbed to the eighth spot in the IPL 2023 points table. Choosing to bat first, SRH amassed a competitive total of 197 runs thanks to half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma (67 off 36) and Heinrich Klaasen (53* of 27). Except the two, no other batters could show any resistance at the crease as Mitchell Marsh had a dream outing yesterday, picking up four wickets in four overs.

Chasing a huge total, the hosts suffered a major setback in the first over when Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed DC captain David Warner for a two-ball duck. However, Mitchell Marsh and Philip Salt put on a stunning 112 partnership for the second wicket. At one stage, it looked like the two would finish off the things, but when SRH skipper Aiden Markram chose to go with a spin attack, the game turned in their favour.

Right-arm spinner Mayank Markande dismissed Salt in the 12th over and Akeal Hossain sent back the dangerous Mitchell Marsh for 63 (39) in the 14th over. Axar Patel then played some shots in the end but by then SRH were in full control of the game and restricted the hosts to 188-6.

Here's how fans reacted to the ugly fight between fans: 

Another normal day in Delhi 🙂

— Shashank Bhalekar (@TheShaStories) April 30, 2023

Fight for the 10 th spot? Lolz 😂 #IPL2023 #DCvSRH #OrangeArmy

— Hariram R (@itishariram) April 30, 2023

Fighting for the bottom of the table

— sunilchillykool #varisu #thalapathy67 #Arsenal (@sunilChillykool) April 30, 2023

WWE and cricket together

Welcome to #IPL2O23

— IndianPremierLeague (@24rocking) April 30, 2023

Bottom 2 ki teams fans kyu fight kar rahe hai

— Rohit (@rohit_0718) April 30, 2023

Team toh fight nahi kar rahi toh kuch karna padega 🤣

— Naveen (@_naveenish) April 30, 2023

Ye match zyada entertaining hai

— Rahul Tahiliani (@Rahultahiliani9) April 30, 2023

Delhi mein yeh sab normal hai kya??

— Abhishek (@MSDianAbhiii) April 30, 2023

🤣 last two teams ke liye lad rahe hain😆

— Mr.Yadav (@MigTrader) April 30, 2023

Two matches played in one ground 😂 #IPL2023

— AB (@SportyMehar) April 30, 2023

Both are trying to secure second last position & not become the last boy in the class so that some face can be saved. 🤧

— 🇮🇳 Anirban  (@Anirbban) April 30, 2023