Avesh Khan gives send-off to Heinrich Klaasen as Rishabh Pant takes a brilliant catch in IPL 2026

Avesh Khan had delivered the biggest breakthrough to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as the pacer dismissed the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen, thanks to a brilliant diving catch from Rishabh Pant in their IPL 2026 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday, April 5.

Heinrich Klaasen falls to Avesh Khan-Rishabh Pant magic in IPL 2026 thriller

Heinrich Klaasen, who was batting aggressively, tried to play a reverse shot to a full delivery angling into the stumps against Avesh Khan. But the shot went wrong as the ball flew much finer than he expected. And the Lucknow Super Giants wicketkeeper-batter Pant reacted instantly.

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The LSG captain dived full stretch to his right and pulled off a clean catch, leaving the SRH camp and crowd shocked. Avesh celebrated with an aggressive send-off as SRH lost another set and a dangerous batter after Nitish Kumar Reddy in the ongoing clash.

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