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On Saturday, February 1, the third day’s play of the Ranji Trophy clash between Delhi and Railways, there were multiple incidents of fans jumping over the fence to meet Virat Kohli at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. After a few fans were able to make their way onto the field in Delhi, one fan wasn’t quite as lucky as them because of a security personnel dragging him down from climbing the fence while beating him up, and the incident was caught on camera.
The return of Virat Kohli to Ranji Trophy in Delhi colours after 12 years led to a lot of his supporters making their way to the Arun Jaitley Stadium over the past three days, to watch him in-person. While the DDCA claimed to have tight security to safeguard Virat Kohli and the other players from both the teams, the over-enthusiastic fans were still able to find a way to breach the security staff, to meet the Indian cricket superstar on the field, and touch his feet as a mark of respect.
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The unfortunate fan, who wasn’t able to climb the fence to meet his idol, also got kicked by a policeman and paramilitary personnel after the security staff had successfully managed to stop him from breaching security. Moreover, the Delhi versus Railways clash finished inside three days with Virat Kohli’s team winning the match by an innings and 19 runs, to end their Ranji Trophy 2024-25 campaign on a high.
Virat Kohli, who was clean bowled by Himanshu Sangwan for six off 15 balls in the first innings for Delhi, didn’t get the chance to bat in the second innings as his team were able to finish the match beforehand. Captain Ayush Badoni scored 99 and Sumit Mathur got 86 for Delhi in the first innings, while Shivam Sharma took a five-wicket haul in the second innings, to ensure that their team were able to get the better of Railways by a comprehensive margin inside three days.
Sumit Mathur was declared the player of the match for his all-round performance in the Ranji Trophy clash, scoring a fifty and taking three wickets in total.
