India, May 19 -- CSK had dragged Sunrisers Hyderabad into the kind of chase that can become uncomfortable very quickly. The target was 181. SRH had batting left, but the equation had started to tighten. At 75 for 2 after 10 overs, they still needed 106 from the last 10. The asking rate was above ten. One wicket there would have shifted the pressure sharply.

That is where Heinrich Klaasen became the centre of the match. He was not yet in full control of the chase. He had moved to 18 off 13, useful but not decisive. Noor Ahmad had created the chance CSK needed. Spencer Johnson had the ball coming to him. The catch went down. It was a tough chance, yes, but when a place in the play-offs is on the line and the batter in question is the only ...