Heinrich Klassen, a middle order batsman for South Africa, destroyed England in the 2023 World Cup match on Saturday (October 21) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The right-handed hitter hit four sixes and 12 boundaries in his 109 runs off 67 balls. Together with Marco Jansen, they added 151 runs for the sixth wicket.
In 2023, Heinrich Klaasen has been in fantastic batting form. The wicketkeeper-batter has over 1500 runs, including four tons, in 45 ODIs. In a recent bilateral series at home against England, he scored 174 off 83.
Heinrich Klaasen has already accumulated 198 runs at an average of 49.50 in four games of the 2023 World Cup. He will want to keep up his achievements as the Proteas pursue their first trophy.
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South Africa’s huge total proves too much for England in the 2023 World Cup match
South Africa scored 399/7 in their allocated 50 overs thanks to a clinical batting effort. Aside from Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks (85), Marco Jansen (75*), and Rassie van der Dussen (60) also made significant efforts. Aiden Markram, the stand-in captain, also provided 42 points.
With stats of 3/88, Reece Topley was England’s most successful bowler. Meanwhile, Gus Atkinson and Adil Rashid both took two wickets.
After 13 overs, England were 74/6 with David Willey and Adil Rashid at the crease.
Lungi Ngidi’s dismissal of Jonny Bairstow (10 off 12) was the first breakthrough. Then, Marco Jansen cheaply returned Dawid Malan (6 off 11) and Joe Root (2 off 6).
Ben Stokes was caught and bowled for five runs, giving Kagiso Rabada the crucial catch.
Gerald Coetzee also contributed by dismissing Harry Brook (17) and skipper Jos Buttler (15).
Both South Africa and England had lost their previous World Cup games to Afghanistan (by 69 runs) and the Netherlands (by 38 runs).
On October 24, Bangladesh will be the Proteas’ next opponent at the same site. On the other side, England will play Sri Lanka in Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on October 26.
