CSK vs SRH: Sanju Samson and Heinrich Klaasen clash after stumping out as tempers flare
There was a heated argument between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Wicketkeeper sanju samson And Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batsman heinrich classen There was an uproar after the latter’s dismissal during the IPL 2026 match in Chennai on Monday.The incident happened on the third ball of SRH’s 15th over when Noor Ahmed stumped Klaasen. Bowling from over the wicket, Noor bowled a googly outside the off stump as Klaasen attempted to create space and play inside-out shots. The ball spun away, hit the outside edge and Samson quickly removed the bails before Klaasen could drag his back foot inside the crease. Samson’s quick glove work was compared to that of former CSK captain MS Dhoni. Klaasen was out after scoring 47 runs in 26 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes.As Klaasen walked back, he exchanged words with Samson near the pitch. The SRH batsman also turned around while walking towards the dugout and continued the verbal exchange, making it clear that the conversation was not friendly.SRH eventually won the match by 5 wickets. He qualified for the playoffs with GT.Earlier, Pat Cummins took three wickets to help restrict Chennai Super Kings to 180 for seven after the hosts decided to bat first.Samson gave a fast start to CSK by hitting Nitish Kumar Reddy for 6, 4, 4 in the opening over and scored 17 runs. After this, he hit three consecutive fours on Prafulla Hinge in the second over.Cummins brought himself into the attack in the third over and dismissed Samson after Ishan Kishan completed a catch behind the stumps.Urvil Patel hit two sixes off Cummins before being dismissed by Saqib Hussain on a slower ball.CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Karthik Sharma added 42 runs for the third wicket. Karthik scored 32 runs in 19 balls and played shots which included an inside-out four off Hinge and a six against Shivang Kumar.Before dismissing Gaikwad with a short ball, Cummins dismissed Karthik with a slower ball outside the off stump. Gaikwad scored 15 runs in 21 balls before dismissing Ishan Malinga in the deep.Dewald Brevis then scored 44 runs in 27 balls and added 59 runs with Shivam Dubey to help CSK recover. Brewis hit sixes off Cummins and Nitish during his innings, before Malinga bowled him with a 141 kmph ball.Dubey and the lower-order batsmen tried to push CSK past 200, but the team finished at 180/7.
