Uttar Pradesh batting all-rounder Nitish Rana and Delhi captain Ayush Badoni were involved in a heated exchange during their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) quarter-final match in Bengaluru. The incident happened during Nitish's third over. Nitish said something to Ayush when he took a single after which the on-field umpire intervened and separated the two cricketers.