Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Heinrich Klaasen was at his classy best in the Indian Premier League 2023 game vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as he smashed a flamboyant IPL century. Coming in to bat at No.4 with the fall of two wickets for just 28 runs inside SRH’s powerplay, Klaasen wasted no time and started attacking the ball. Klaasen was particularly exceptional against spinners, using his feet well to keep up with his power-hitting. He didn’t play any fancy shots, and stuck to proper cricketing strokes on his way to a hundred.
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Klaasen celebrated the ton in an animated manner with Harry Brook at the other end. The entire SRH franchise was on its feet after Klaasen hit a six straight down the ground. Harshal Patel took revenge for the six by clean bowling him later in the over. Klaasen impressed everyone by scoring 104 off 51 balls. This innings includes 8 fours and 6 sixes respectively.
Twitter reacts to Kavya Maran smiling at the end
SRH owner and CEO Kavya Maran has seen more bad days than good in this IPL but Klaasen’s knock on Thursday night finally put a smile on her face. Earlier, cameras on the ground saw Kavya with a sad expression on her face as SRH were 2 down for just 28 runs in the powerplay. However, Klaasen started attacking from the start and the mood in the SRH camp soon changed.
There were some surprising reactions posted on Twitter by cricket fans. Most of them related to Klaasen’s masterclass in T20 batting and Kavya’s reaction to the innings. See the best Twitter reactions below.
Requesting Jio Cinema to add another camera angle where we can see Kavya smiling pic.twitter.com/b6EYfHZLNZ– Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 18, 2023
In the end, Kavya will be happy that she bought Klaasen. , pic.twitter.com/Tkw4xXQ5Kv— Anshuman_ (@AvengerReturns) May 18, 2023
Kavya Maran looks very happy after the Heinrich Klaasen masterclass ton. pic.twitter.com/6RIFsOrqiT
– Ayush Ranjan (@AyushRaGenius) May 18, 2023
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Kavya Happy Annachi__ pic.twitter.com/GWYWcE4CPt— Salon Kada Shanmugam (@saloon_kada) May 18, 2023
Tendulkar impressed by Klaasen
Thanks to Klaasen’s knock, SRH scored 186 for 5 in 20 overs. Apart from Klaasen, Harry Brook was another standout performer, scoring 27 off 19 balls, hitting 2 fours and 1 six respectively. Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was also very impressed with Klaasen’s innings, describing it as ‘class-ic’. “IPL is a mix of creative and conventional batting. Today was a class-ic display of conventional batting. Klaasen’s footwork is simple yet intricate, best I have seen in recent times. Good to watch,” Tendulkar on Klaasen vs RCB watch tweeted after.










