Heinrich Klaasen smashed a quick unbeaten century to help Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) score a massive 278/3 in 20 overs on Sunday (May 25) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Heinrich Klaasen Smashed A Powerful Knock Against Kolkata Knight Riders
SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first. His decision paid off as openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head gave the team a strong start. They scored 92 runs together in just 6.5 overs, setting the stage for a huge total.
Sunil Narine gave KKR their first breakthrough by dismissing Abhishek Sharma for 32, but it didn’t slow SRH down. Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen kept attacking, adding 83 runs for the second wicket before Narine got Head out for 76.
Klaasen continued the assault, reaching his fifty in just 17 balls and completing a 37-ball century in the 19th over. He stayed unbeaten on 105 off 39 balls, hitting 7 fours and 9 sixes. Ishan Kishan (29 off 20) and Aniket Verma (12\* off 6) also chipped in as SRH finished with over 270 runs.
Meanwhile, social media has been buzzing with amazing reactions from the fans to it. From amazing memes to tributes, fans are hailing Heinrich Klaasen for his powerful knock. Check out the post:
Heinrich Klaasen has no mercy tonight! #SRHvsKKR pic.twitter.com/xrvhXcvxxF
— SunRisers OrangeArmy Official (@srhfansofficial) May 25, 2025
Choker Klassen couldn't survive 6 balls against momo sellers in the T20 World Cup.
Choker Klassen failed to chase 26 off 24 balls.
But now smashing Bangladesh in the most useless match of the season.
If statpading in useless matches is an art then Heinrich Klassen is the… pic.twitter.com/T6co6TjATy— Honest Cricket Lover (@Honest_Cric_fan) May 25, 2025
🚨Heinrich Klaasen – 100 off 37 balls
No noise. No nonsense. Just violence🔥🔥#SRHvsKKR #Klaasen #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/KrJP06xKSk— Robin (@robinchopra10) May 25, 2025
Now it’s Kavya Maran 🫰 & Heinrich Klaasen 🌚💀 showtime!
What. A. Knock.#Klaasen goes berserk — Century
in just 37 balls! 🔥🥵 #KavyaMaran #SRHvsKKR #CSKvsGT #SRHvsKKR pic.twitter.com/hQ6Jszf9wh— Pratima Saran (@Preeti_074) May 25, 2025
Heinrich Klassen today:
-First off 17 balls
-Second fifty in 20 ballsUnreal statpadding from Klassen 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/wCYtt47x35
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) May 25, 2025
Abhishek Sharma and Captain Pat Cummins from the dressing room gave a standing ovation to Travis Head & Heinrich Klaasen brilliant innings…👏 🔥
– A Special Appreciations For Heinrich Klaasen Outstanding Innings. 🥶🔥#SRHvKKR | #PlayWithFire | #TATAIPL2025 | #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/e9xq80tDiL
— 𓆩ᴀʙʜɪꜱʜᴇᴋ ꜱʜᴀʀᴍᴀ ꜰᴀɴ𓆪 (@Abhishek_Fan_) May 25, 2025
INCREDIBLE HUNDRED FOR HEINRICH KLASEEN. 🔥
He smashed a marvelous hundred in just 37 balls against KKR in this IPL – What a Freaking Hundred by Klaseen. pic.twitter.com/f10G5hj7IM
— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) May 25, 2025
HEINRICH KLAASEN – THE FASTEST CENTURION FOR SRH IN HISTORY. 🥶#SRHvsKKR #KKRvsSRH
pic.twitter.com/9H5ysBiqeT— Kavya Maran (@Kavya_Maran_SRH) May 25, 2025
This match is the final league game for both teams. SRH will be confident of defending their huge total and hope to finish the league stage with a win.
Meanwhile, defending champions KKR face a tough challenge. They need to pull off a record-breaking chase – no team has ever chased more than 262 runs in IPL history. It will take something special from their batters to beat SRH and end their disappointing season with a win.
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