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In Pics: Prince Yadav shows tremendous presence of mind to run-out Heinrich Klaasen for 26 runs

Cricket fans react with shock after South African cricketer Heinrich Klaasen is run out in the most unfortunate manner in the game versus LSG on Thursday

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SRH vs LSG: Heinrich Klaasen run out

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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bowlers gave a good account for themselves in the seventh game of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday. Young pacer Prince Yadav was at his best with the ball as he showed great presence of mind to get the huge wicket of Heinrich Klaasen. The 23-year-old pulled off an amazing effort to get rid of the South African wicketkeeper batter for 26 runs.

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The incident in question happened in the final ball of the 12th over with Yadav bowling to Nitish Reddy. The bowler delivered a low full toss that Reddy hit with great power and the ball the struck the pacer on his left-hand. Much to the shock of the fans and Klaasen himself, the ball went onto hit the stumps on the full. 

LSG players ran to the bowler to celebrate the huge wicket with Yadav wincing in pain. Klaasen had to make his way back to the hut after scoring 26 runs off just 17 balls with two fours and a six. Earlier in his first over, Yadav had got the key wicket of Travis Head bowled for 47 runs off 28 balls. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad batter falter against disciplined LSG bowlers 

Shardul Thakur came to the fore with the ball when he got the wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan off successive balls. Sharma was out for just six runs while Kishan who had hit ton versus Rajasthan Royals was out for a first ball duck. The pair of Travis Head and Nitish Reddy then added 61 runs for the third wicket. 

That stand ended when Prince Yadav bowled a tremendous ball to make a mockery of Head’s stumps. The batter hit three sixes and five boundaries in his knock of 47 that came off just 28 balls. Ravi Bishnoi and Klaasen then joined forces to add 34 runs for the fourth wicket in just 27 balls. 

Ravi Bishnoi got into the wicket taking act when he past the defense of Reddy. The youngster scored 32 runs from 28 balls with two hits to the fence. SRH fans were left quiet as the LSG bowlers kept taking wickets at regular intervals. 

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