A clip from Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings has taken over social media, drawing attention to a bizarre moment that fans are calling “black magic” from the stands at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The video, reportedly filmed on Saturday, shows a supporter making a quick “lemon trick” before the focus shifts to the pitch—where an immediate jolt followed.
As the camera zooms in, SRH pacer Sakib Hussain sends down a punishing fuller ball and uproots the stumps of CSK batter Shivam Dube. The sequence has been widely shared as the turning point in a contest that ultimately swung SRH’s way by 10 runs.
Quick facts
- Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Date: Saturday, April 19, 2026
- Result: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs (IPL 2026)
- CSK chase: Target 195; finished 184/8
- Key bowling for SRH: Eshan Malinga 3/29 (4 overs), Shivang Kumar 1/18 (3 overs)
- Final-over pressure: CSK needed 18 off the last over by Praful Hinge; SRH conceded 7 and ended the chase
SRH’s win hinged on a sharp late-innings bowling spell. Eshan Malinga, a Sri Lankan pacer known for precision, delivered yorkers with pinpoint accuracy and added pressure with the right hard lengths. He found valuable support from left-arm wrist spinner Shivang Kumar, whose control in the post-Powerplay phase helped SRH tighten the noose.
In the chase of 195, CSK were never able to fully settle. Malinga’s mix of yorkers, short balls and testing lengths disrupted the batters’ timing, while Shivang contributed turn and bounce that made shot-making harder for the Yellow Brigade.
CSK required 84 runs from the final 10 overs—an ask that looks manageable in the modern T20 rhythm—but the way SRH executed their plans in the death overs kept the chase under check. By the end, the visitors fell short by 10 runs, with Malinga and Shivang doing the heavy lifting when it mattered most.
The defeat pushed CSK down to seventh place in the 10-team table. SRH, meanwhile, moved up to fourth position, building momentum after a win that felt increasingly inevitable once the bowlers tightened the margin in the closing overs.
CSK also carried a notable statistic into the finish: they have not successfully chased a 190-plus target in the last eight years. Even so, the match still demanded calm from SRH in the final moments, especially with Praful Hinge bowling the last over.
CSK needed 18 runs off the final six deliveries. Hinge had already leaked 50-plus runs in his first three overs, but he steadied himself at the end—conceding only seven while shutting the door on the threat posed by Jamie Overton.
CSK’s chase: key dismissals and momentum shifts
Sanju Samson set the tone early with a six off the first ball. However, Nitish Reddy, having generated extra pace, struck the hard length and removed Samson quickly, changing the direction of the chase.
Ayush Mhatre then took over, smashing 30 off 13 balls with a flurry of boundaries and a six. Yet a hamstring injury appeared to affect his rhythm, and that worry became another opening for SRH.
A brilliant catch from Heinrich Klaasen brought Mhatre’s innings to an end. Ruturaj Gaikwad, out of sorts with 19 off 12, was struck by a heavy ball from Malinga and ended up gloving it to Salil Arora behind the stumps.
At 66 for 3, Sarfaraz Khan (25 off 19) and Matthew Short (34 off 30) added 46 runs. But the partnership ended when the Mumbai batter lost control off a flick against Malinga and was caught at deep mid-wicket.
Dewald Brevis, on 0, played a reckless shot off Shivang Kumar and was taken in the deep. After that, Short and Shivam Dube (21 off 16) added 35 more, though the scoring rate never fully caught up to the required tempo.
In the back end, Malinga, Sakib Hussain (1/32) and Shivang Kumar kept CSK’s biggest hitters quiet, ensuring that even when CSK managed to find timing, SRH still had an answer.
How SRH set the target
Earlier, SRH’s batting collapsed despite Abhishek Sharma’s aggressive half-century. Chennai Super Kings pacers—led by Overton and Kamboj—put the home side under sustained pressure and restricted SRH to 194 for 9.
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad chose to bowl first, and the decision initially appeared to backfire as Abhishek (59 off 22) powered his way to another 15-ball half-century. His rapid start had SRH looking on track, but CSK struck back in the Powerplay’s closing stretch.
Mukesh Choudhary, a left-arm seamer for CSK, removed Travis Head (23 off 20) and captain Ishan Kishan (0) with the last two deliveries of the Powerplay. The momentum swung sharply as the score moved from 75 without loss in 5.4 overs to 75 for 2 at the end of six.
From there, the post-Powerplay overs became a struggle for the Orange Army, with wickets coming at inopportune times. Heinrich Klaasen, however, held firm—his 59 off 39 included another fifty that dragged SRH closer to the 200-mark.
Overton (3/37) and Kamboj (3/22) were the main damage-makers during the middle and death phases, holding SRH to a tight leash. Even so, SRH could have produced a far bigger total—around 225 to 230—had they not lost four wickets within four and a half overs.
Once SRH slipped to 112 for 4 at the halfway stage, the match became about arresting the collapse and then counter-attacking. Klaasen executed that plan, stabilising the innings and giving SRH a chance to post a defendable total.
Samson also played a role off the field by showing cricketing awareness—he appealed for a review against Abhishek stemming from an Overton short-ball situation, and it became one of the game-changing moments in CSK’s favour.
For CSK, the combination of Overton’s hard lengths and Noor Ahmed’s (0/33 in four overs) deception through the air limited Klaasen’s options and prevented other batters from getting comfortable.
Indian batters such as Nitish Reddy (12), along with uncapped names like Aniket Verma and Salil Arora, couldn’t force the pace. As a result, Klaasen carried much of the responsibility for SRH’s late push.
Kamboj’s spell earned special praise: his 3/22 in three overs made him a standout exponent of fast, wide yorkers delivered from round the wicket, including one that resulted in Klaasen being played on. Gurjapneet Singh also added pressure with 1/34 in four overs, including 12 dot balls, worsening the hosts’ run-scoring difficulties.
In fact, SRH managed just 40 runs in their final five overs, underlining how consistently CSK’s bowlers shut the gap after Klaasen’s resurgence.
(With PTI inputs)
