{"id":2462,"date":"2026-05-19T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2462"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:47:05","slug":"sanju-samson-pulls-off-dhoni-style-stumping","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/news\/sanju-samson-pulls-off-dhoni-style-stumping\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanju Samson Pulls Off Dhoni-Style Stumping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson produced a stunning moment behind the stumps during CSK\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/ipl-2026-schedule-match-dates-venues-timings\/\">IPL 2026<\/a> clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk, leaving fans reminded of legendary captain MS Dhoni.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samson\u2019s lightning-fast stumping to dismiss Heinrich Klaasen became one of the biggest talking points of the match and quickly went viral across social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dramatic moment arrived in the 15th over of Hyderabad\u2019s chase of 181 runs at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. CSK spinner Noor Ahmad tempted Klaasen with a clever googly outside off stump.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SRH batter stepped out looking for a big shot but completely missed the delivery. While trying to regain balance, Klaasen briefly lifted his back foot in the air, and Samson reacted instantly by whipping off the bails in a split second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Completely \ud835\ude68\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude62\ud835\ude65\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude59 by that sheer speed! \ud83e\udd76<br><br>A wicketkeeping masterclass from Sanju Samson \ud83d\udd25<br><br>Updates \u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4SxAzYKEvY\">https:\/\/t.co\/4SxAzYKEvY<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TATAIPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TATAIPL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KhelBindaas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KhelBindaas<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CSKvSRH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CSKvSRH<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChennaiIPL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ChennaiIPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1npyOFgFh1\">pic.twitter.com\/1npyOFgFh1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IPL\/status\/2056429980993909178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 18, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The on-field umpire referred the decision upstairs as the dismissal appeared extremely close. Multiple replays confirmed that Klaasen\u2019s foot was marginally outside the crease when Samson completed the stumping.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South African batter, who was batting brilliantly on 47 off just 26 balls, looked visibly frustrated after the decision was confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Klaasen walked back to the pavilion, television cameras captured a heated exchange between him and Samson. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SRH star appeared to say a few words to the CSK wicketkeeper before leaving the field, while Samson also responded during the celebrations. Teammates quickly stepped in to calm the situation before it escalated further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, CSK posted 180\/7 after useful contributions from Dewald Brevis, Kartik Sharma, and Samson himself. However, Hyderabad chased down the target comfortably with an over remaining. Ishan Kishan anchored the innings with a composed 70, while Klaasen\u2019s explosive knock laid the perfect platform for the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The win helped Sunrisers Hyderabad secure their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs, while Samson\u2019s Dhoni-like stumping remained the defining visual of the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2463,"template":"","tags":[1270,1272,1271],"ppma_author":[489],"class_list":["post-2462","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ipl2026","tag-sanju-samson-klaasen-fight","tag-sanju-samson-stumping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=2462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}