The 66th match of the IPL 2023 season was a dramatic inning with lots of words exchanged between Sam Curran and Shimron Hetmyer on the field during the match between RR and PBKS in IPL 2023 on Friday night.
The incident occurred in the 17th over of the RR’s innings when Curran supposedly dismissed Hetmyer off the fifth, Hetmyer was caught behind but the decision was overturned by the third umpire after a review, As Curran walked past Hetmyer and the duo exchanged words. The drama continued as Hetmyer hit Curran for a boundary in the 19th over & kept his bat held high, held the pose, and ran around Curran after a four. The umpires intervened quickly and separated the two players.
Curran Ultimately Took Hetmyer’s Wicket In The Same Over
RR won the match by 4 wickets with 2 balls left to play.
Hetmyers in Interview:
After the match, Hetmyer spoke on the matter and told the broadcasters, ” It’s always good to have someone say something to me, it doesn’t really happen much. I really enjoyed it today, giving me a little bit more confidence and a little bit more energy to execute and do what I need to do.”
When asked what was said by Curran, he said, “Not anything I can disclose here, to be honest.”