There was an unsavoury second throughout Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants when an object was thrown from the stands, forcing the umpires to intervene.

Klaasen hit the subsequent ball for 4, however after that there was a stoppage when the item was hurled at Super Giants batter Prerak Mankad, in line with Jonty Rhodes.

Rhodes, the Super Giants fielding coach, tweeted that the item hit Mankad on the pinnacle whereas he was fielding at long-on, near the Super Giants dugout.

Speaking to the broadcaster after the innings, Klaasen mentioned that the episode broke the Sunrisers batters' momentum, and added his criticism of the umpiring.

"Disappointed with the crowd. That's not what you want from a crowd. It broke a lot of momentum," Klaasen mentioned. "Hopefully the umpires stay consistent. Not great umpiring."

He was later fined 10% of his match charges for breaching the IPL code of conduct. The official IPL assertion did not specify the explanation for the penalty, solely saying, "Klaasen admitted to the Level 1 Offence under Article 2.7 which states the use of public criticism/inappropriate comment in the IPL's Code of Conduct."

Klaasen scored 47 to assist Sunrisers attain 182 after opting to bat. But a half-century from Mankad and explosive knocks from Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran helped Super Giants win the sport within the final over.