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Heinrich Klaasen Stars as SRH Blast 235/4 Against Punjab Kings
Samira Vishwas | May 7, 2026 12:24 AM CST

A solid fifties from Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan set up Sunrisers Hyderabad to post 235 runs in the IPL 2026 game against Punjab Kings at Hyderabad.

The top and middle order made a crucial contribution, putting up the necessary runs on the scoreboard.

After being invited to bat first, Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opened the innings while Arshdeep Singh opened the bowling attack.

Despite an aggressive start from the openers, Lockie Ferguson brought the first breakthrough, dismissing Abhishek Sharma for 35 runs.

He got dismissed on a length delivery which he tried to hit on long off, but ended up slicing in the midoff where Shreyas Iyer took the catch.

With Travis Head and Ishan Kishan at crease, SRH posted 79 runs inthe powerplay. Yuzvendra Chahal bagged the wicket of Travis Head for 38 runs on a googly where the batter hit the balls to Jansen at Long on.

Heinrich Klaasen who came to bat at No.4, joined Ishan Kishan to anchor the innings. Their partnership has guided SRH to cross 150 run mark. Ishan Kishan smashed his fifty on 28 deliveries which included 2 fours and 4 sixes.

The duo made a 88-run partnership for the third wicket as Arshdeep Singh bagged the wicket of Ishan Kishan for 155 runs.

On the other hand, Heinrich Klaasen smashed his fifth fifty of the season as the side cross 200 run mark.

Nitish Reddy who came to bat at No. 5 also played brilliant shots as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a

Heinrich Klaasen scored 69 while Nitish Kumar Reddy remained unbeaten with 29* runs off 13 deliveries. In the last delivery, Vijay Kumar bagged the wicket of Heinrih Klaasen as SRH scored 235 runs in their innings.

Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar and Yuzvendra Chahal picked one wicket each for Punjab Kings.


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