'Action most likely on breaking law, not stumps' - Mumbai Police and Punjab Kings engage in hilarious tweet exchange after PBKS vs MI IPL 2023 clash

After the Punjab Kings (PBKS) narrowly defeated the Mumbai Indians (MI) on Saturday, April 22, at the Wankhede Stadium in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Police and the Punjab Kings (PBKS) got into a funny Twitter argument. Arshdeep Singh broke the middle stump twice to dismiss two batters from Mumbai, prompting the Mumbai Police to tweet that enforcement of the law will take precedence.

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Match 31 of the IPL 2023 featured MI and PBKS, and the visitors won the high-scoring game by 13 runs after a thrilling finish. The opposition was prevented from getting the necessary 16 runs and going above 214 by left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh's precision bowling, which made him shine with the ball, particularly in the last over.

After the game, Punjab's official Twitter account announced that it wished to file a police case due to the middle stump splitting in half. Mumbai Police responded by saying, "Action is most likely to be taken on breaking the law, not stumps."

'I don't deserve the POTM, Arshdeep does' – Sam Curran

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Sam Curran, the Punjab Kings' acting captain, said that defeating the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede was a huge accomplishment after winning the Player of the Match title for his 29-ball 55. The Englishman believed that Arshdeep Singh, who scored 4-0-29-4, was more deserving of the honour than he was.

In the post-game presentation, Sam Curran said, "Yes, pretty special. An amazing ground, and the atmosphere is incredible. MI are a tough team. To win here and defending a total was great for us. I don't deserve the POTM; Arshdeep does. But I did my bit and took responsibility. The others did their job, and we are coming together. Hope to have Shikhar Back and also Rabada. So, let's see how it goes."

The Mumbai Indians' three-match winning streak in the IPL was snapped by the loss to PBKS. Additionally, the five-time champions have dropped points in their second game at home this year.

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Here's how fans reacted to the hilarious exchanges:

Stump ke sath stadium mein jo hazaro MI fans ke dil toote wo crime nahi hai??

— Dexter (@Dexter954057271) April 22, 2023

Awesome reply..@MumbaiPolice ..salute u all hard working cops and keeping us safe..jai hind..

— Åjït păl Ărtíst ăctőr sîngêr drêāmér (@ajitishika) April 23, 2023

Savage bhai🤣

— Harsh Gupta (@harshgupta16581) April 23, 2023

ओह पोल्स आगी पोल्स 😭 pic.twitter.com/Vhc3ox9G0u

— Dinu Rajput 💛 (@kyonbtaye7) April 23, 2023

Lol. Action is "most likely"??? So @MumbaiPolice has made it clear that Action "will" or "is" taken is a myth. It's upto them and not compulsory that action will be taken upon breaking the law.

— Citizen (@IndCiti12) April 23, 2023

But you can't deny this 😂 pic.twitter.com/l251H3wmLH

— Sonnaaallii🍦. (@kudinunachnede) April 23, 2023

Mumbai police 🙏😂

— Sanni Singh (@sannisingh343) April 22, 2023

Superb answer 👏👏😃

— imran khan (@imranlohs) April 23, 2023