Smriti Mandhana-Palash Muchhal Controversy: The sudden postponement of cricketer Smriti Mandhana and music composer Palash Muchhal’s wedding sparked widespread speculation online. Social media rumours linked Mary D’Costa to the controversy, but she has now addressed the situation publicly on Instagram. Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal's wedding was set to happen on November 23, 2025, in Sangli, Maharashtra. In her statement, Mary clarified what exactly happened, explained the context behind the leaked chats, and denied any personal involvement in their lives.
The planned wedding between cricketer Smriti Mandhana and music composer Palash Muchhal was abruptly postponed in late November. The halt came after a health emergency involving Smriti’s father, which forced the families to call off the ceremony.
Shortly after, screenshots allegedly showing flirtatious chats between Palash and Mary D’Costa surfaced online, many assumed she was involved with him and that the leaked chats might have triggered the delay.
As the speculation swirled, Mary D’Costa has now publicly broken her silence to explain what really happened.
Mary D’Costa is a woman who recently became part of the controversy surrounding Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal’s wedding. She shared several screenshots of conversations with Palash Muchhal on Reddit. The screenshots included his name and ID. Mary D'Costa keeps a low profile, her name came up after these alleged messages from Palash started circulating online.
In an Instagram post, Mary D’Costa denied allegations linking her to the wedding drama or to any wrong‑doing. She clarified that:
The chats with Palash dated back to between 29 April and 30 May 2025, and lasted for just about a month.
She never met Palash in person and was never romantically involved with him.
She is not a choreographer (unlike what rumours suggested), nor is she the person he supposedly cheated with.
She claims she originally exposed these chats back in July, but at that time Palash was not widely known, so the matter didn’t draw attention.
When people questioned her about the timing, she added that she had revealed the chats back in July but went unnoticed. On Instagram she wrote, “I am the same person who posted the chats. I never wanted my identity revealed. The chats were from May-July 2025 and lasted only a month. I never met him or got involved with him. I only exposed him because I love cricket, I adore Smriti Mandhana, and I felt people should know.”
She further added, “I’m not the choreographer, nor the person he cheated with. I didn’t expect this backlash and had to make my account private. In the chats, it’s clear I wasn’t at fault - I was the one who ghosted him. Please don’t target me; I genuinely can’t handle it. I never wanted any of this.”
She concluded by saying, “I thought people would understand because in the chat you can clearly see that I was not at fault, and I was the one who ghosted him, and I would never do anything wrong to any woman, whether she is famous or not, and I request everyone not to target me because I genuinely cannot handle it, and I truly did not think I would have to go through this.Thank you.”
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All this controversy began when a series of leaked screenshots went viral. These chat logs, first shared on Reddit by Mary herself (back in July but went viral now), quickly spread across social media, leading many to draw connections between those messages and the sudden postponement of the wedding.
Proof #Smritimandhana got cheated
— Okayishhhh🦧 (@kelabananaa) November 24, 2025
Someone on Insta posted a ss of Palash DMing her.
I found about this from a comment under a post related to the topic, but damnnn. pic.twitter.com/9bZdAuoAJM
After that just before the wedding Smriti Mandhana’s father was admitted to the hospital on November 23, 2025, Sunday, following a heart attack. Soon after this, Smriti deleted all her pre‑wedding photos and videos from her Instagram. Her teammates also removed shared memories of the sangeet and haldi ceremonies. These actions stoked rumours, some believed the wedding was off because of the leaked chats and others cautioned that the cancellation was purely due to family health issues.
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The wedding was postponed because of a family health emergency. Mary D’Costa has denied being involved with Palash beyond some chat exchanges and said she never met him.
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Any deeper personal reactions or private statements from Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal, neither has publicly addressed the chat rumours as of now.
Mary D’Costa’s statement underlines how rumours and misconceptions can spread: she was not even part of the couple’s wedding arrangements, yet she got dragged into the chaos because of viral screenshots. For many fans of Smriti Mandhana, the whole affair has raised concerns over privacy, rumours, assumptions, and the speed of social‑media judgment.
Fans of Smriti Mandhana and Palash Muchhal are now eagerly waiting for the official statement to address this controversy.
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