Kings XI Punjab owner Preity Zinta on Monday (May 21) clarified her stance over a controversial video in which she was heard saying, “I am very happy that Mumbai is knocked out of IPL”.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Zinta made it clear that she uttered those words only for the sake of her team as Mumbai’s defeat had given them a sniff to qualify for the playoffs.
“Relax ! Only if Mumbai was “Knocked Out” Punjab would have had a chance of getting to the play offs but RR was happier we were Knocked out by CSK cuz they got to go to the playoffs ! When you leave it till the end one has to not just see your wins but other teams losses as well,” Preity Zinta wrote on her official Twitter page.
Relax ! Only if Mumbai was “Knocked Out” Punjab would have had a chance of getting to the play offs but RR was happier we were Knocked out by CSK cuz they got to go to the playoffs ! When you leave it till the end one has to not just see your wins but other teams losses as well. https://t.co/WKSdNRJ08B
— Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) May 21, 2018
During the clash between Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings on Sunday (May 20) night, Preity’s 10-second long video went viral wherein she was seen laughing while mincing the words: “I am just very happy that Mumbai is not going to the finals. Really happy”.
Here’s the video:
Did #PreityZinta just say “I am just very happy that Mumbai is not going to the finals..Really happy” ???? #CSKvKXIP #MIvsDD #IPL #IPL2018 pic.twitter.com/KWaxSUZYZh
— Jo (@jogtweets) May 20, 2018
Meanwhile, KXIP suffered a heart-wrenching 5-wicket defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in Pune last night. This loss also diminished Punjab’s hopes to go through to the next stages despite having a stellar start to their campaign this season.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Punjab-based franchise had started their IPL 2018 campaign with a bang. They were placed at the second spot after the halfway stage, having won 5 out of their first 6 matches.
However, things went downhill for them thereafter as they managed to claim only one win in their next 8 matches. KXIP eventually finished the season at No. 7 with 12 points from 14 games.