Heinrich Klaasen to lead South Africa in T20 series against Pakistan
Cricket | January 20, 2021 10:15 ISTKlaasen will captain South Africa in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan beginning February 11 in Lahore.
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.
Heinrich Klaasen produced another impressive batting display to steer South Africa to a 3-0 whitewash victory over Australia.
Klaasen, often on the fringes of South Africa's limited-overs teams, made 123 not out from 114 balls as the home team posted 291-7 in Paarl.
Klaasen, who made his International debut during India's tour of South Africa earlier this year, came into the limelight for his performances in the limited overs format.
Klaasen said his innings was better than the Wanderers cameo wherein rain and a truncated game also provided a T20-like situation for him to chase the total down.
Chasing a challenging target of 189, South Africa rode on local boy Klaasen's 69 off 30 deliveries and skipper Duminy's unbeaten 64 off 40 balls to chase down the score with six wickets in hand and 8 balls to spare.
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