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Sunrisers Hyderabad have achieved immortality on a Monday night in Bengaluru, having smashed the highest total in IPL history and eventually finished on the winning side but not before a Dinesh Karthik special, who kept his side in the game till the 18th over. 549 runs were scored in the match!

Sunrisers Hyderabad have smashed the highest total of IPL history against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday, April 15 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Travis Head's 39-ball century and Heinrich Klaasen's 67 guided SRH to 287 as the Orange Army bettered their own record, 17 days later.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batter Heinrich Klaasen has made a name for himself as a six-hitter over the last couple of years. He has been in smashing form in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season as well taking on the bowlers at will especially at the death.

Heinrich Klaasen didn't have a memorable day with the bat against Punjab Kings on Tuesday (April 9). But he was brilliant behind the stumps showcasing his wicketkeeping skills that included the stumping of Shikhar Dhawan off Bhuvneshwar Kumar that drew comparisons with MS Dhoni.

Heinrich Klaasen continued his red-hot form by smashing 80* off just 34 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 277/3, the highest-ever IPL total, against Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Heinrich Klaasen smashed 80* off just 34 balls and Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head recorded quickfire fifties to help Sunrisers Hyderabad post 277/3 batting first against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 game. SRH broke the record for the highest-ever total in IPL history and set new milestones as well.

Andre Russell smashed 64* off just 25 balls with the help of seven huge sixes and debutant Phil Salt added a brilliant fifty to help the Kolkata Knight Riders post 208 while batting first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the third match of the IPL 2024.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape recorded a huge 89-run win over Durban's Super Giants in the SA20 2024 final on February 10, 2024 to make it two titles in two years. Heinrich Klaasen registered a golden duck in the final but clinched the Player of the Tournament award.

South African batter Heinrich Klaasen is in superb form in the ongoing SA20 playing for Durban's Super Giants and slammed the fastest fifty in tournament history against the Paarl Royals at Kingsmead on Sunday, January 28. Durban became the first team to seal the playoff spot.

After Dean Elgar, Heinrich Klaasen has announced retirement from longest format of the game. He is the wicketkeeper-batter but wasn't preferred for the recently concluded series against India with Kyle Verreynne taking up the gloves.

Team India continued their golden run in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup having beaten in-form South Africa by a huge 243-run margin in Kolkata on Sunday, November 5. One of the moments of the match was Heinrich Klaasen's dismissal on which Team India had the on-field call overturned.

South Africa broke Australia's world record in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup with yet another huge total on the board against Bangladesh in Mumbai on Tuesday, October 24. Quinton de Kock's third century of the tournament and Heinrich Klaasen's another video game knock helped SA get to 382.

Heinrich Klaasesn smashed 109 runs off just 67 balls and Marco Jansen scored 75* off 42 balls to help South Africa score 399 runs against England at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Klaasen scored his first-ever World Cup century and claimed the Player of the Match award.

SA vs AUS: South Africa thrashed Australia in the fourth ODI of the five-match series to bag a 164-run win in Centurion. Heinrich Klaasen powered the Proteas to a massive 416 as they shattered India's record of most four hundred-plus scores in ODI cricket.

After a couple of quiet games, Heinrich Klaasen came back to his usual hitting form scoring a scintillating 174 off just 83 balls. Klaasen's knock consisted of 13 sixes, which is the second most by a South African batter in ODI cricket in an innings.

Heinrich Klaasen smashed 174 runs off just 83 balls against Australia in the fourth ODI match as the hosts registered 416/5 in 50 overs while batting first.

Seattle Orcas chased down 195-run target against MI New York riding on Heinrich Klaasen's sensational maiden Major League Cricket century.

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Klaasen will captain South Africa in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan beginning February 11 in Lahore.

The decision to replace Hendricks with Klaasen comes after fast bowler Lungi Ngidi and former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis threw their weight behind the Black Lives Matter movement.