There appears to be some commotion as Klaasen from Sunrisers Hyderabad is seen gesturing and shouting towards the Lucknow Super Giants dug-out. It seems he was not satisfied with the last ball call, and the situation escalated with some exchange of words between the teams.
The crowd also got involved, which prompted the on-field umpire to rush to the dug-out and defuse the situation. Even Andy Flower, the LSG coach, was in a discussion with the umpire. The tension was palpable as de Kock and Klaasen, the two South Africans, were seen conversing.
The umpires are now stationed near the boundary rope, probably to keep things under control. It is unclear if anyone threw something at the LSG dug-out. However, whatever happened seems to have been resolved, and the match has resumed.
Was it a par score for this venue? While Krunal Pandya extracted some turn from the surface, the pacers had little to work with. Though Sunrisers Hyderabad had several batsmen getting starts, only three of them managed to go past 35 runs.
Abhishek Sharma fell early, but Anmolpreet Singh and Rahul Tripathi made good use of the powerplay overs. Unfortunately, both were dismissed by the ninth over, and by the thirteenth over, Markram and Phillips were also back in the pavilion. At 115 for 5, the hosts were in trouble.
However, Klaasen played another crucial innings and anchored the innings with a 58-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Abdul Samad, which allowed SRH to post a defendable total. During a chaotic moment, the momentum of SRH was disrupted as there was a disturbance in the crowd with nuts and bolts being thrown towards the LSG dug-out. It is concerning how such objects managed to enter the stadium premises.