[WATCH] IPL 2025: Virat Kohli’s strategic input leads to Heinrich Klassen’s wicket on next ball in RCB vs SRH game

Suyash Sharma clinched Heinrich Klaasen's wicket at the right time when the batter had just started to shift gears. Suyash went to deliver his wicket taking delivery after a short conversation with Virat Kohli.

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Suyash Sharma clinched Heinrich Klaasen's wicket at the right time when the batter had just started to shift gears. Suyash went to deliver his wicket taking delivery after a short conversation with Virat Kohli. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad (RCB vs SRH) are currently facing each other at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. After winning the toss, Jitesh Sharma, stand-in skipper for RCB in place of injured regular captain Rajat Patidar, chose to field first to utilize the moisture of the surface as much as possible. 

Suyash Sharma had a tough day at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Uttar Pradesh, except for the wicket of the right-handed batsman. After receiving some advice from Virat, the spinner went for a fuller length delivery, slightly on the side.

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Suyash Sharma, the 22-year-old, proved his importance for RCB in the middle order when the team needed to stop flowing runs or needed to take a wicket during a crucial point of contests. Sharma played 11 IPL 2025 games so far with RCB and took 5 scalps. But the most attractive part of his bowling performance is the economy rate, which is only 8.73. 

In this way Sharma took the SA batter's wicket

Klaasen lured to see the fuller and chose to take the aerial root. He hoisted the ball towards the long-on area, but there was a Romario Shepherd at the right place to take an easy catch. Thus, the South International departed after scoring only 24 off 13, and Suyash got his only wicket from the match. 

The dismissal of Klaasen did not harm SRH too much because Ishan Kishan was on song at the crease. The Indian star batter scored unbeaten 94, missed his ton only by 6 runs, and took his team to 231 in the first innings. In his innings, Ishan blasted seven boundaries and five over-boundaries with a strike rate of 195.83. 

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