
Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|23-05-2026
Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) young fast bowler Saqib Hussain lived a moment in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match played at Uppal Stadium on Friday, which he will probably never forget. In the important match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), he got the most special wicket of his career by dismissing the great batsman Virat Kohli. After the match, the 21-year-old bowler from Bihar described it as a ‘dream moment’ of his cricket life.
Sunrisers Hyderabad performed brilliantly in this match and defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 55 runs. Saqib Hussain again played an important role in this big victory of the team. This season of the young fast bowler has been consistently impressive. So far, he has taken 15 wickets in 10 matches and the special thing is that he has been successful in taking at least one wicket in every match of this season.
After the match, Saqib Hussain said that his attempt was to bowl according to the pitch. He told that Virat Kohli’s wicket is very special for him. At that time Kohli was batting after scoring 15 runs in 10 balls, but he did not look completely comfortable.
Shakib bowled a slow full length ball outside the off stump. Kohli tried to play an aggressive shot, but the ball went straight into the hands of the cover fielder. In this way the problems of Royal Challengers Bangalore increased further.
While players are often seen celebrating aggressively after taking the wicket of a big batsman like Virat Kohli, Saqib Hussain’s style remained quite calm. After taking the wicket, he kissed his hand, looked towards the sky and smiled. The audience liked his emotional reaction very much.
However, other players of Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrated this wicket vigorously. After the heated exchange between Virat Kohli and Travis Head during the match, this wicket was considered even more important for the team.
It is noteworthy that Shakib Hussain’s performance is becoming one of the most inspirational stories of this IPL season. Taking the wicket of a legendary batsman like Virat Kohli is very special for any young bowler, but the composure and confidence with which Shakib handled this moment also showed his maturity. Taking wickets continuously in every match proves that he is not just an emerging player but can become a big match winner in the future.
On the other hand, the aggressive batting and team performance of Sunrisers Hyderabad made it clear that taking them lightly in the playoffs can prove costly for any team.




