Heinrich Klaasen is one of the Top 3 T20I Batters in the world currently. He is just destructive and he has a way of completely changing the match on his own. South Africa has become one of the best teams in the world and Heinrich Klaasen is a big reason for that. He has played 52 T20I Matches for South Africa so far. He has made 912 runs at an average of 24 and a strike rate of 142.72. He has hit 5 half centuries in T20I Cricket.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings of Heinrich Klaasen in T20I Cricket
1) 69 vs India (2018)
This was only his second T20I Match and he provided a match winning contribution for South Africa against India. In this match, India made 188 runs batting first in 20 overs. South Africa chased it down and Heinrich Klaasen was one of the main reasons why. He hit 69 runs in 30 balls. He smashed 3 fours and 7 sixes meaning he hit 54 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 230 and South Africa won the match by 6 Wickets.
2) 81 vs India (2022)
This is his highest T20I score and it came against India in 2022. This was a match in which South Africa were chasing again. India had made 148 runs in 20 overs. It was a one man show for South Africa as Heinrich Klaasen made 81 of the 149 runs needed to win. He faced 46 Balls and at a strike rate of 176.09 he won the match for South Africa. He hit 7 fours and 5 sixes meaning he hit 58 runs in boundaries. South Africa won the match by 4 Wickets.
3) 66 vs England (2020)
This was one of his best T20I innings in South Africa. This was a high scoring match against England. South Africa lost the match but Heinrich Klaasen batted extremely well. He was batting at number 4 in this match. He made 66 runs in 33 balls at a strike rate of 200 in this match. Jr hit 4 fours and 4 sixes in this brutal knock. He hit 40 runs in boundaries. England won the match by 5 Wickets and with 5 balls remaining.
4) 46 vs Bangladesh (2024)
This was perhaps the most difficult batting conditions that Heinrich Klaasen has faced so far in his career. This was a totally different innings and this was in New York. In this match, Heinrich Klaasen made 46 runs from 44 balls. He hit 2 fours and 3 sixes meaning he hit 26 runs in boundaries. The impressive part was that he stood there when the going got tough. South Africa made 113 runs and they won the match by 4 runs. He had a strike rate of 104.55. This was in the 2024 T20I World Cup where South Africa reached the final.
5) 36* vs Pakistan (2021)
In T20I Cricket it is not necessary that only scores of 50+ are the ones which are the best. However this innings of 36 not out by Heinrich Klaasen against Pakistan was one of his best. Pakistan made 140 runs in 20 overs in this match at Johannesburg and Aiden Markram for South Africa made 54 runs. However it was these 36 not out from Heinrich Klaasen from 21 balls that made the difference for South Africa. He hit 4 fours and 1 six in this match which means he hit 22 runs in boundaries. He had a good strike rate of 171.43 in this match. South Africa won by 6 Wickets with 6 overs remaining.
Heinrich Klaasen T20I Stats:
Matches | 52 |
Innings | 47 |
Runs | 912 |
Average | 24.00 |
Strike Rate | 142.72 |
100/50 | 0/5 |
Sixes Hit | 46 |
Highest Score | 81 |
Not Out | 9 |
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