Quick hands from Sanju Samson plucked the important wicket of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Heinrich Klaasen. The way Samson quickly gathered the ball and dismantled the bails off the stumps, it remained a moment for MS Dhoni.
SRH lost the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen at a crucial juncture of the match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chepauk. The South African middle-order batter missed his half-century by only three runs.
Sanju Samson’s lightning fast responce forced Heinrich Klaasen to depart in a crucial moment of the CSK vs SRH match.
Klaasen departed for a well-made 47 off 26. His innings was laced with six 4s and a couple of 6s. This can be a match-turning moment. For the third delivery of the 15th over of the second innings, CSK’s overseas spinner Noor Ahmed changed his angle and delivered a googly coming from over the wicket.
Klaasen stayed on the leg side to play an inside-out stroke, but missed the ball only by a few inches. In trying to make a shot, the back foot of the batter went slightly out of the crease. By only a few millimeters, he lost his wicket as Sanju Samson dislodged the bails, wasting no time.
A heated moment between Heinrich Klaasen and Sanju Samson
While returning to the pavilion, Heinrich Klaasen was absolutely furious and threw some words at Sanju Samson as well. The dismissed batter even turned his head back to offer some words to the Chennai Super Kings keeper. It is unclear what the batter exactly told the opposing player, but from the gesture and expression, it was clear that those words were not friendly.
Went to bat first, the home team, CSK, scored 180 runs. Dewald Brevis and Kartik Sharma came to rescue the team from danger. After the innings, Brevis informed that the track was not very easy to bat on and score runs swiftly.
The pitch was a bit tricky for the batters
On the tricky pitch, the experienced SRH batter did his part precisely. Because of the 47-run knock, Hyderabad came close to the target score.
“Most teams like to chase, don’t they? But I wouldn’t be surprised, given this pitch, if a team wins the toss and bats first. That’s because it’s a bit dry, the spinners could play a role here, and the boundaries are big as well. That’ll be another consideration, and when there’s some extra bounce on the surface, the spinners can make use of it if it grips a little bit,” WV Raman explained the nature of the pitch before the toss.
It is worth noting that this is a must-win match for both teams. The team winning the match will make their position strong for the play-offs. More than the Sunrisers Hyderabad, the two points from this game are very important for the Chennai Super Kings, as they are still outside of the top four. To make the play-offs sure, they will have to win tonight’s contest against the Sunrisers Hyderabad.