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Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper Sanju Samson has issued an official clarification on his fight with Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Heinrich Klaasen.
The incident took place on May 18 during the IPL 2026 match between the two teams at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. SRH won the match by 5 wickets and confirmed their qualification for the playoffs.
Sanju Samson-Heinrich Klaassen incident
The alleged altercation between the two took place during the 15th over of SRH’s chase of 181 runs.
Klaasen was batting on 47 runs off 25 balls when a ball from Noor Ahmed passed him. Klaasen had his feet in the air for a while and that was all the time Samson needed to pull off a wonderful stumping.
When Samson and the CSK players gathered to celebrate the wicket, he was seen exchanging some heated words with Klaasen.
Also read: Heinrich Klaasen loses his cool after Sanju Samson performs Dhoni-like stumping
Samson issued a public statement
On Wednesday, two days after the match, Sanju Samson clarified his equation with Klaasen on his Instagram.
On his Instagram story, he uploaded a picture of the two embracing and wrote, “Things happen on the field, but off the field, lots of love and respect to this gem.”
In the background, they included the song “The Cycle” from the 2024 Tamil film “Meeyazhagan”.
Sanju Samson’s Instagram story for Heinrich Klaasen pic.twitter.com/T7cbDEEpRl
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 20 May 2026