Fielding at deep mid-wicket, Powell moved to his right and caught Klaasen’s shot with one hand. Klaasen had hit a six earlier in the over and was looking to score quickly, but Powell’s effort ended his innings on 11 runs off Cameron Green’s bowling.
The catch drew attention online, with Powell also breaking his sunglasses while completing the effort. Despite that, he held on to the ball and removed Klaasen.
The moment came in the 11th over of the SRH innings. The team was in control even after losing Travis Head, who had scored a half-century. Klaasen had started the over with a six and tried to clear the boundary again, but could not get enough distance as Powell completed the catch.
In the match, Varun Chakravarthy continued his resurgence with a three-wicket haul while veteran Sunil Narine grabbed his 200th wicket in as KKR came back strong in the middle overs to bowl Sunrisers Hyderabad out for 165 in 19 overs.
Opting to bat, SRH were in their usual menacing batting form, reaching 77 for 1 after powerplay and 107 for 2 at the halfway mark, courtesy Travis Head’s (61 off 28 balls) second consecutive half century. But they collapsed spectacularly in the second half of their innings, as they lost nine wickets in 10 overs for the addition of 60 runs.
This was the first time SRH were bowled out in the IPL 2026.
Chakravarthy returned with 3/26 while Narine took two wickets for 31. Kartik Tyagi chipped in with 2/30.