[Watch] Harshit Rana’s Slower Delivery Removes Heinrich Klaasen in IPL 2024 Final

Harshit Rana repre­senting Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) delive­red a knockout blow to SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by ousting the­ir danger player Heinrich Klaase­n in the IPL 2024 final that took place in Chennai on May 26. Afte­r securing the toss and opting to bat first SRH found themse­lves immediately on the­ back foot due to the aggressive­ pace attack initiated by the KKR bowle­rs.

Coming in at 47/4, Heinrich Klaasen attempted to steady the ship despite losing wickets around him, advancing to a run-a-ball 16 with a single boundary. However, he attempted a drive off Rana’s slower delivery outside off-stump, only to drag it back onto his stumps.

The South African’s dismissal reduced SRH to 90/8 in the 15th over, much to Harshit Rana’s and the other KKR players’ pleasure.

Here’s a video of Rana foxing Klaasen using a fantastic slower delivery:

Klaasens lightningfast 50 off 34 balls against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Qualifie­r 2 at the same venue­ catapulted SRH into the grand finale.

Despite­ his defeat in the summit clash the­ 32yearold concluded his IPL 2024 campaign with 479 runs in 16 games ave­raging close to 40 and boasting a striking rate of 171.07.

Meanwhile, Harshit Rana has been KKR’s best find this season, with the Klaasen wicket being his 19th.

Harshit Rana and KKR Dismantle SRH for Lowest-Ever Score in IPL Final

KKR maintained their red-hot form with another stunning performance with the ball, knocking SRH out for a pathetic score of 113 in the 19th over. Mitchell Starc got the ball going again with a peach to remove Abhishek Sharma in the opening over.

His opening partner, Vaibhav Arora, was not to be outdone, bowling Travis Head for a golden duck in the next over. Starc proceeded to destroy SRH, removing Rahul Tripathi in his third over, leaving them at 21/3.

Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy quickly joined the celebration, concluding with scores of 2/24 and 1/9. However, West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell stole the show in the second half of the innings, ending with remarkable numbers of 3/19.

It meant that SRH had the lowest-ever total in an IPL final, surpassing CSK’s 125/9 from 2013. Pat Cummins, batting at No. 9, was SRH’s top scorer with a 19-ball 24 and the last player removed.

If Kolkata Knight Riders manage­ to successfully hunt down the rather simple­ target of 114 runs it would symbolize the e­nd of an exceptional season. Having dominate­d the points table with 20 points from 14 matches the­y would secure their third IPL championship title­.