WATCH: Mohammed Siraj and Phil Salt exchange words in heated altercation during DC vs RCB game in IPL 2023

On May 6, 2023, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, the Delhi Capitals (DC) played host to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 50th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. With half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror, RCB had a respectable first innings, scoring a total of 181 runs.

However, a verbal altercation between Mohammed Siraj and Delhi Capitals openers Philip Salt and David Warner in the second innings captured attention. Siraj bowled a wide ball after being smashed for two sixes and a four in the first three balls of the fifth over. At that point, Salt was spotted speaking to Mohammed Siraj, setting off the pacer, leading to a fight between them. The two players' exchanges appeared to be highly heated, and it is possible that the players will get a fine as a result of their behaviour.

Here's the viral video:

Mohammed Siraj & DC Openers 🥵#rcbaudience #rcb #royalchallengersbangalore #ipl #ipl2023 #viratkohli #mohammedsiraj #anushkasharma #rcbfans #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/68KA4OXZqY

— RCB Audience (@rcbaudience) May 6, 2023

That's really unnecessary attitude from Siraj to Phil Salt 🤢👎🏻 #RCBvsDC #DCvRCB #PhilSalt #Sirajpic.twitter.com/09r9Lq79ve

— Cricket With Abdullah 🏏 (@Abdullah__Neaz) May 6, 2023

Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 181/4 in 20 overs against Delhi Capitals

The Royal Challengers chose to bat first after winning the toss. The game's star batter, Virat Kohli, stole the event by reaching two significant milestones. He made history by becoming the first player to surpass 7000 IPL runs. Second, he smashed 55 from 46 balls to earn his 50th IPL fifty. Mahipal Lomror (54 off 29) and skipper Faf du Plessis (45 off 32) were the other major players as RCB finished at 181/4 inside 20 overs. Mitchell Marsh, an all-around bowler for Delhi Capitals, continued to be the team's top bowler with stats of 2/21 from three overs. Khaleel Ahmed and Mukesh Kumar both returned simultaneously with one wicket each.

The 16th season of the Indian Premier League will then offer the audience another doubleheader. The defending champion Gujarat Titans will meet the Lucknow Super Giants in the opening game, who recently lost captain KL Rahul to a knee injury. In the second game, the Rajasthan Royals will host the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Saturday's first game saw the Chennai Super Kings complete the league double over Mumbai Indians with a six-wicket victory.