Virat Kohli  Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Wednesday beat XI Punjab (KXIP) by 17 runs. During the match, RCB  skipper, Virat  gave an animated send-off to his Punjab counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 encounter in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

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The incident happened when chasing 203 to win, KXIP needed 27 runs off the final over. Ashwin came to the crease and hit Umesh Yadav's first delivery for a six. Ashwin hoped for the same result on the next delivery too but he mistimed his shot and the ball went straight to Kohli, stationed at the long-on boundary. After safely completing the catch, Kohli reacted in a rather animated manner. A clearly miffed Ashwin was also seen throwing his gloves in the dugout.

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Ashwin, who has had his fair share of controversies in IPL 2019, played down Kohli's fiery send-off, saying both of them react out of passion. "I just played with passion, so does he (Virat). That's it. As simple as that," Ashwin said at the post-match press conference.

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Talking about the match,  AB de Villiers' unbeaten 82 and Marcus Stoinis' 46, RCB posted 202/4 in their stipulated 20 overs. In response, Kings XI Punjab finished at 185/7, losing the match by 17 runs.