Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur FILE. As more Indian Premier League batting records were broken in Bengaluru on Monday, South Africans Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram (pictured) and Faf du Plessis all provided starring roles. Picture: Sajjad Hussain/AFP
As more Indian Premier League batting records were broken in Bengaluru on Monday, South Africans Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram and Faf du Plessis all provided starring roles in the match between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Though Aussie Travis Head stole the headlines with 102 from 41 balls for Sunrisers, he was ably-supported by Proteas Klaasen (67 from 31 balls) and Markram (32 from 17 balls).
Klaasen, in particular, was explosive with seven sixes and two fours in his knock that returned a strike-rate of 216.
Batting first Sunrisers set a new IPL record for the highest total in the competition as they made a staggering 287/3 in their 20 overs. In fact, the Sunrisers eclipsed their own previous record of 277/3 which they made three weeks ago against Mumbai Indians.
THE SHOOTING STAR...!!! 💫
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 15, 2024
- 106M monster by Heinrich Klaasen. 🥵 pic.twitter.com/raWQGOLOiM
The total made by Sunrisers, interestingly, was not the highest-ever in a T20 match. That record belongs to Nepal’s 314/3 against Mongolia in the Asian Games. Still, the Sunrisers could justifiably feel proud about the record they set in the high profile IPL - seen as many as the pinnacle of T20 cricket.
In response, RCB showed they could also destroy the opposition bowling attack with 262/7 in their 20 overs. Though RCB lost by 25 runs, it was phenomenal batting by both sides. The total 549 runs scored in the match, also set the record for the most runs in any T20 game.
Du Plessis opened the batting for RCB alongside Virat Kohli. Together the pair put on 80 for the first wicket in 6.2 overs, before Kohli departed for 42 from 20. Du Plessis was finally out for 62 runs from 28 balls, and despite 83 from 35 by Dinesh Karthik down the order, RCB’s victory target of 288 always seemed out of reach.