Heinrich Klaasen

South Africa|Wicketkeeper Batter
Heinrich Klaasen
INTL CAREER: 2018 - 2025
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Full Name

Heinrich Klaasen

Born

July 30, 1991, Pretoria, Transvaal

Age

34y 6d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Playing Role

Wicketkeeper Batter

Education

High School Menlopark

Heinrich Klaasen player profile

A wicketkeeper-batter known for his belligerent six-hitting, Heinrich Klaasen first got his chance in the South African team as an injury replacement, opening in place of Quinton de Kock, but went on to establish himself in the middle order in limited-overs cricket.

Schooled at Menlopark High School and the University of Pretoria, Klaasen made his first-class debut for Northerns in the 2012-13 season and averaged 42.58 in the provincial three-day cup. He scored his first franchise hundred in February 2017: 195 to help Titans beat Dolphins in the penultimate round of the first-class competition.

Klaasen made 69 off 30 balls in his second T20I, against India in Centurion in 2018. His first international hundred also came at home, an unbeaten 123 in a big one-day win over Australia in Paarl two years on. In 2023, he stunned the same opposition with a breathtaking display of power-hitting in Centurion to score 174 off 83 balls - the second-highest individual score by a batter playing at No. 5 or lower in ODIs.

His phenomenal numbers against slow bowling - he struck at 191 and averaged 132 against spin in the 2023 IPL - have made him a valuable player among T20 franchises.

Klaasen made his Test debut in 2019, but opportunities in the format have been few and far between. He got his first national contract in 2021, shortly after captaining a second-string T20I side in Pakistan.

Heinrich Klaasen IPL Factfile

- Heinrich Klaasen was part of RR and RCB in 2018 and 2019 before turning into a mainstay for SRH in the middle order since 2023.

- He is renowned for his ability to hit sixes off spinners and smashed 51 sixes across IPL 2023 and 2024.

- SRH retained him ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction for the record price of INR 23 crores.

Heinrich Klaasen Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests4801043513.0023045.2100110102
ODIs60567214117443.691829117.0541120071517
T20Is58531010008123.25705141.84057252335
FC8513519534729246.09840563.61122464010527223
List A13112318451417442.994166108.3582537414513619
T20s257236525776105*31.393832150.7333437431912734

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests4------------
ODIs60230330---6.60-000
T20Is5816140---14.00-000
FC853885021/121/1225.003.4044.0000
List A1311021020062/382/3833.335.7135.0000
T20s2575426811/121/1268.009.7142.0000

Heinrich Klaasen T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Major League CricketSEO24223474110*24.94306154.90123228160
IPL3 teams494581480105*40.00872169.72279889217
SA20DSG333061008104*42.00583172.89196466191
Men's 100OI-M7711896031.50106178.300161730
CPLGAW55211861*39.3386137.20015735
Mzansi Super League2 teams1616322536*17.30187120.320017933

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Major League CricketSEO24------------
IPL3 teams49------------
SA20DSG33------------
Men's 100OI-M7------------
CPLGAW5------------
Mzansi Super League2 teams16436541 1/12 1/1254.009.0036.0000
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