Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) fielder Rovman Powell took a stunning catch to dismiss Heinrich Klaasen during their IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.
Powell, who was deep in mid-wicket, moved to his right and caught Klaasen’s shot with one hand. Klaasen had hit a six earlier in the over and was looking to score quickly, but Powell’s effort ended his innings at 11 runs off the bowling of Cameron Green.
The catch drew attention online, and Powell also broke his sunglasses while completing the effort. Despite this, he retained the ball and eliminated Klaasen.
The moment came in the eleventh over of SRH’s innings. The team was in control even after losing Travis Head, who had scored a half-century. Klaasen had started the over with a six and tried to clear the boundary again but could not get enough distance as Powell completed the catch.In the match, Varun Chakravarthy continued his resurgence with a three-wicket haul while veteran Sunil Narine took his 200th wicket as KKR came back strongly in the middle overs to bowl Sunrisers Hyderabad for 165 in 19 overs.
Opting to bat, SRH were in their usual menacing batting form, reaching 77 for 1 after the powerplay and 107 for 2 at mid-over, courtesy of Travis Head’s second consecutive half-century (61 off 28 balls). But they collapsed spectacularly in the second half of their innings as they lost nine wickets in 10 overs to add 60 runs.
This was the first time that SRH was eliminated in IPL 2026.
Chakravarthy returned with 3/26 while Narine took two wickets for 31. Kartik Tyagi contributed 2/30.