But Klaasen said yesterday they needed to get the basics right and increase their intensity against the world’s top-ranked side.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/cricket/no-excuse-proteas-australia-heinrich-klaasen/

England’s seamers rotated with shellshocked regularity but put together a long collection of wides, no-balls, full tosses and long-hops as Klaasen and Jansen cut loose – the latter smoking six sixes.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/england-reece-topley-south-africa-adil-rashid-quinton-de-kock-b2433659.html

Harshal will bowl the 10th and can he stop this onslaught by Klaasen?

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-live-score-ipl-2023-srh-vs-rcb-match-latest-scorecard-updates-8615799/

Josh Hazlewood rumbles in for another to Klaasen who has 35 from 57 balls and cantering to stumps…. until Hazlewood rockets one into his pads.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2023/jan/08/australia-v-south-africa-third-test-day-five-live

Klaasen continued to keep Hyderabad’s charge afloat by pulling two short balls from Mishra for sixes over mid-wicket in the 16th over, with Samad supporting him by smacking Yash Thakur over mid-off and Krunal over long-on for a brace of maximums.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/ipl-2023-heinrich-klaasen-abdul-samad-carry-hyderabad-to-182-6-against-lucknow/

KL Rahul helped Samson add 52 runs for the third wicket but the Indian captain’s effort to pull Mulder resulted in a catch to stumper Heinrich Klaasen after the ball took a deflection off his thigh pads.

Source: https://www.orissapost.com/sanju-samsons-maiden-odi-ton-tilak-varmas-patient-fifty-lead-india-to-296-for-eight-against-sa/

Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Klaasen.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/australia-south-africa-world-cup-live-stream-score-updates-b2428350.html

Mayank Agarwal had hit one straight down the ground and as Jadeja scampered across to catch it, he clattered into Klaasen who had little time to get out of the way at the non-striker's end.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/chennai-super-kings-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-live-score-ipl-2023-csk-vs-srh-match-today-scorecard-updates-8568385/

Next ball Klaasen nearly chips it straight into the hands of cover.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2023/10/21/england-vs-south-africa-cricket-world-cup-live-score-latest/

On the other hand, Klaasen was in no mood to stop and took the RCB bowlers to the cleaners with SRH reaching 133/3 after 15 overs.

Source: https://southasiandaily.com/ipl-2023-virat-du-plessis-lead-rcb-to-thumping-8-wicket-win-over-srh-boost-playoff-hopes/

Shortly after Klaasen's innings, Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar took to Twitter to acknowledge Klaasen, writing: "Klaasen's footwork has been simple and uncomplicated, one of the best I've seen in the recent past.

Source: https://www.news24.com/sport/Cricket/IPL/little-master-tips-his-hat-at-klaasens-special-ipl-century-one-of-the-best-ive-seen-20230519

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants in Hyderabad, Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/lsg-vs-srh-heinrich-klaasen-fined-10-per-cent-of-match-fee-8607894/

Then the 50 partnership is brought up in some style by Klaasen who slaps it directly back down the ground over Topley’s head.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/live/article-12654009/England-vs-South-Africa-Cricket-World-Cup-2023-Latest-Result.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490