Heinrich Klaasen (right) with his 14-month-old daughter during the IPL match between SRH and MI.© Instagram
Heinrich Klaasen was in beast form as SunRisers Hyderabad took on Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2024 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday night. The South African right-handed batsman smashed 80 off just 34 balls with the help of four fours and seven sixes. His strike rate is 235.29. While Klaassen’s dangerous poses grabbed everyone’s attention during the competition, his 15-month-old daughter also attracted attention for her cuteness. During the game, the kid wowed the internet when he waved the SRH flag and cheered for his father at the playing field.
Sharing the video on social media, SRH wrote: “Best seat in the house? Right next to daddy’s biggest fan! HK’s little guy got us all today.”
Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a record 277 for 3 in the Indian Premier League’s history and beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a six-hit game on Wednesday.
In Hyderabad, South Africa’s Claasen and Aiden Markram scored 42 for an unbeaten 116, hitting 18 sixes and 19 fours.
Mumbai responded strongly in the match, hitting a total of 38 sixes, setting a new IPL record, surpassing the previous record of 33 hit three times in previous seasons.
Left-hander Tilak Varma scored 64 off 34 balls for Mumbai, but veteran batsman Rohit Sharma, playing his 200th IPL game, On a ball-friendly court, his efforts were not enough.
Mumbai’s South African off-spinner Kwena Maphaka endured a bitter experience heading into the IPL, with the 17-year-old left-arm fastman scoring 66 runs in four overs.
Five-time champions Mumbai, which changed its captaincy with Hardik Pandya replacing the experienced Rohit, have now lost their first two games of IPL 2024.
(With AFP input)
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