Shivam Dubey was disappointed as he returned after scoring 21 off 16 balls.
New Delhi: Is there such a thing as black magic? Does black magic work? During the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings, a strange moment was captured on camera – which fans described as black magic.
A Sunrisers Hyderabad fan holding a lemon appears to be performing a ritual that appears to be working for the team.The incident occurred in the 17th over of Chennai Super Kings’ innings, with Shivam Dube at the crease and CSK at 154/7 while chasing 194. With Dube having a reputation for turning games around, SRH were in dire need of his wicket.In a video that went viral, a fan in the stands was seen taking a lemon, twirling it several times while muttering words, then pointing towards Dubey, who was preparing to face a delivery from Saqib Hossain.
Moments after this gesture, the left hand was thrown. The entire stadium erupted in celebration.How was Dobby fired?Sakib Hossain to Shivam Dubey – BoledSaquib bowled a quick, full delivery to the middle stump and Dubey missed it completely. The ball quickly left the court and rushed him as he tried to throw it. He was late in the shot, and the ball may have touched his pad before it hit the stumps. Dobby’s feet didn’t move much, and he looked like he was expecting a slower ball.
He was disappointed when he returned after scoring 21 off 16 balls.Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated CSK by 10 runs to move to fourth place in the points table, also snapping CSK’s winning streak to two matches.
“Nice. When you have a bunch of young bowlers and you know they’re executing their plans well. They’re making their own plans as well and bowling according to the plan. So it’s very good to see, you know, there’s a lot less pressure on the captain to prepare the pitch because they’re ahead in the game anyway.”
So it was great to see them doing their job today,” SRH captain Ishan Kishan said after the match.“(Were they 20 short?) Yes, I feel 100%, Abhishek got out too early, but still, after scoring 60 odd runs, always when we end up scoring 220, 230. We have always seen that there is….from the first three overs, there is always one batsman who scores big runs. So we lost that today, but especially with this team, with this batting line-up, I feel, yeah, we were maybe 20 short,” he said.“(Trusts in the young bowlers) Yes, actually I look at them in the training sessions, giving their best, trying to improve day by day. So you have to trust the bowlers. This is a group of bowlers we have at this time and I think they are very keen to do well. So this is a time when you just give them the ball and let them do what they want. (On the pitch) I think it was a very good wicket, to be very honest.”
That’s why I say we were, I think, 30-40 points away. But yeah, there’s a lot to learn from this game as well. Looking at the shot selection, I think we could have done better. (On the points table) Well, to be very honest, we’re not looking at the points table now. I know it’s a very long tournament. “We have to keep our heads down, take it one game at a time, just one game at a time, and let’s see how it goes,” Ishaan said.SRH will next face Delhi Capitals on April 21.
