New Delhi: On Tuesday, in the 23rd match of IPL 2024, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen stumped Shikhar Dhawan on the ball of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the video of which has gone viral.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was bowling the fifth over of the innings. He hit the fourth ball on length, on which Shikhar Dhawan moved forward to drive but there was no contact between his bat and the ball. As soon as Klaasen caught the ball, he scattered the wickets and Shikhar Dhawan did not get any chance to come inside the crease till then.

Heinrich Klaasen’s stumping is being praised a lot. On social media, users compared the South African wicketkeeper with former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It is noteworthy that Shikhar Dhawan returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs in 16 balls with the help of two fours. In this exciting match, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Punjab Kings by 2 runs.

Hyderabad’s close win

In the match played in Mullanpur, Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first, scored 182 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.

This was the third win in five matches for Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad and they are fifth in the IPL 2024 points table. With this, this is the third defeat of Punjab Kings in five matches and they are at sixth place in the points table.