Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered a narrow five-wicket defeat in their IPL 2026 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday (April 5).
After a disastrous start that saw them at 26/4 in 7.1 overs, SRH recovered to 156/9 thanks to a brilliant 116-run fifth-wicket partnership between Heinrich Klaasen (62) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (56).
Chasing 157, LSG captain Rishabh Pant showed nerves of steel, staying unbeaten on 68 off 50 balls to take his team over the line with one delivery to spare.
The winning run was scored by Pant as he smashed Jaydev Unadkat for a boundary. Interestingly, before the ball could touch the boundary cushion, LSG bowler Avesh Khan made a controversial move by striking the ball back into the ground with his bat.
While it appeared to be a playful or premature celebration, there were calls on social media that Avesh's act should have resulted in a 'dead ball'. However, replays clearly showed that there was no opposing fielder was near the ball and it was not a case of obstructing the field.
Now, a report published in Cricbuzz claims that SRH might write to the BCCI regarding the incident and several controversial umpiring and match-related instances.
"But there is chatter that Sunrisers may write to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over this episode and also a couple of other instances," the report stated.
"Sources say the franchise is unhappy with the way Heinrich Klaasen was given out, caught at the boundary line by Phil Salt off Romario Shepherd in their opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Similarly, they are not too pleased with the way Abhishek Sharma was given out in their second match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on April 2. It is understood that concerns have also been raised over Varun Chakravarthy's catch off Blessing Muzarabani at deep square leg," it added.
The Sunrisers have had a mixed start to IPL 2026, holding a 1-2 record after beating KKR but losing to RCB and LSG. Led by Ishan Kishan, the team will look to bounce back against PBKS on April 11.
