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Heinrich Klaasen goes past 2,000 IPL runs: Decoding his stats
18 May 2026

Sunrisers Hyderabad's explosive batter Heinrich Klaasen has gone past 2,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The South African achieved this feat with his 12th run against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday.

Over 1,900 of his runs have come in SRH colors.

Here we look at his stellar stats and records in the league.

An average of 42-plus
Stats

As per ESPNcricinfo, Klaasen took 62 games and 58 innings to go past 2,000 runs.

His average of 42-plus is the best for an overseas batter in the 2,000-run club.

Meanwhile, Klaasen's strike rate of 165-plus is only second to Andre Russell's 174.17 among overseas batters with at least 1,500 IPL runs.

The Proteas star has two tons and 12 fifties in the competition.

Klaasen belongs to this club
Elite club

Both of Klaasen's IPL hundreds have come while operating at three or lower.

AB de Villiers (3), Sanju Samson (3), Suryakumar Yadav (2), and Rishabh Pant are the only other batters with multiple tons in these positions.

Meanwhile, Klaasen's 37-ball hundred against Kolkata Knight Riders last season is the joint fourth-fastest in the league's history. It is also the fastest for an SRH batter.

Fifth-most runs for SRH
SRH

Over 1,950 of the keeper-batter's IPL runs have come for SRH at 44-plus.

He played seven games combined for RCB and RR in his first two IPL seasons.

Notably, Klaasen has smashed 110-plus sixes in just 52 innings in SRH colors.

The franchise had retained him for ₹23 crore ahead of the 2025 auction, making him the most expensive retention at that time.