Hyderabad, April 5 -- The innings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium unfolded as a contest between control and resistance, with Mohammed Shami dictating the terms early before Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Kumar Reddy mounted a stirring, but ultimately insufficient, revival for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash.
Shami's spell was not merely about wickets - it was about absolute control. Bowling with a scrambled seam and clever use of cutters, he made stroke-making feel like a risk rather than an option. His dismissal of Abhishek Sharma came off a well-disguised slower ball that induced a false drive, while Travis Head was undone by lack of pace, chipping tamely after being deceived in the air.
Across his f...