SunRisers Hyderabad's keeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen equalled Yusuf Pathan for the joint third-fastest hundred in IPL history as he belted one off only 37 deliveries against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The South African got to the milestone in the 19th over of the innings with a brace.
Pathan, who had played in the tournament from 2008-2019, belted a 37-ball hundred for the Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians way back in 2010. As for Klaasen, the veteran Proteas batter hammered a fifty off only 17 deliveries after walking in at number three. He eventually finished unbeaten on 105 off 39 deliveries and propelled the Orange Army to an eye-watering 278/3 in 20 overs.
Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma set the tone for the SunRisers with an explosive 92-run partnership in 6.5 overs. Klaasen joined Head at number three after Abhishek's dismissal for 32 and added 83 with the South Australian, who made a 40-ball 76. Ishan Kishan also chipped in with 29 off 20 balls.
Pat Cummins had won the toss and opted to bat
The toss at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi went Pat Cummins' way at the SunRisers Hyderabad and Pat Cummins opted to bowl first against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). With not much at stake for both sides, they have gone unchanged and will look what they can build for the next season.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhinav Manohar, Pat Cummins(c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga.
