Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen
Personal information
Full name Heinrich Klaasen
Born (1991-07-30) 30 July 1991
Pretoria, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 125) 7 February 2018 v India
Last ODI 6 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 75) 18 February 2018 v India
Last T20I 12 October 2018 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–present Northerns
2014–present Titans
2018–present Rajasthan Royals (squad no. 45)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 59 31 42
Runs scored 3,610 645 901
Batting average 46.88 28.04 37.54
100s/50s 10/13 1/4 0/5
Top score 201 127 77*
Balls bowled 88 – –
Wickets 2 – –
Bowling average 25.00 – –
5 wickets in innings 0 – –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/12 – –
Catches/stumpings 191/11 37/6 21/10
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 October 2018

Heinrich Klaasen (born 30 July 1991) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South African national cricket team.[1] He was included in the Northerns cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[2] He plays for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.

Shukri Conrad, South Africa's National Academy coach believes that Klaasen could become South Africa's equivalent of MS Dhoni.[3] In September 2015, he said, "Heinrich stays very calm in the situation. He stays in the moment. There’s very much a ‘poor man’s MS Dhoni’ about him. There are really no sideshows to his game and really takes the game to the opposition. He doesn’t wait for the game to come to him and that is what I like most about him. He is as tough as they come."[3]

In February 2017, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against New Zealand, but did not play.[4]

Domestic career

In August 2017, he was named in Nelson Mandela Bay Stars' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[5] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa postponed the tournament until November 2018.[6]

On 2 April 2018, Klaasen joined the Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals replacing Steve Smith.[7]

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season.[8]

International career

In February 2018, Klaasen was added to South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against India, replacing an injured Quinton de Kock.[9] He made his ODI debut against India on 7 February 2018.[10] He won his first international man of the match award in his second ODI, in the fourth ODI of the home series against India, with a match-winning 43 runs off 27 balls.[11]

In the same month, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, also for their series against India.[12] He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India on 18 February 2018.[13] On 21 February, Klaasen scored his maiden T20I fifty in the second T20I against India which South Africa won by 6 wickets, he was also awarded the man of the match for his 69 runs from 30 balls, which included 3 fours and 7 sixes.[14][15]

In February 2018, he was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Australia, but did not play.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Heinrich Klaasen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Northerns Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Klaasen could be SA's 'Dhoni' – Conrad". Sport. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Philander, Morkel return; wicketkeeper Klaasen called up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Heinrich Klaasen joins Royals – Rajasthan Royals". www.rajasthanroyals.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018-19". Multiply Titans. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Finger injury rules Du Plessis out of India ODI and T20 Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "3rd ODI (D/N), India tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "South Africa beat India in rain-shortened game to keep series alive". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "South Africa call up Jonker, Dala and Klaasen for India T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "1st T20I, India tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Klaasen, Duminy clobber India as Proteas level series". Sport24. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Klaasen magic helps Proteas square T20 Series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Klaasen, Mulder in Test squad to face Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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