Sunrisers Hyderabad led nine to break their own Indian Premier League (IPL) record despite a classic hundred by Heinrich Klaasen against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The collision has no meaning, as both KKR and Sunrisers are Hyderabad outside the playoffs. Sunrisers Hyderabad, who first batted in the last game of their season, had a flying start and rushed to 92/1 in just 6.5 overs before Abhishek Sharma became the victim of Sunil Narine. With Travis Head in Company, Klaasen added 83 runs in just 35 balls for the second wicket. At the time when Sunrisers looked Hyderabad at 300-rum market, Narine again ended up by dismissing the head for 76 with the score at 175/2 in just 12.4 overs. Despite the loss of the head, Klaasen continued his massacre with a hundred ball of 37 balls. It was the South African second in IPL, also the third fastest in the history of the tournament. Klaasen is tied up with Yusuf Pathan, who also scored a 37-ball tonne for Rajasthan Royals in 2010. The record is still held by Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), who scored a hundred in 2013, followed by 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s (Rajasthan Royals) 35 ball this season. Eventually, Sunrisers Hyderabad had to be satisfied with 278/3 in 20 overs – the third highest total in the history of the league. The top two highest total in IPL is also held by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 287/3 last year in 20 overs against RCB in Bengaluru for the highest IPL total. They missed their own record by just one run by earning 286/6 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals earlier this year. List of highest total in IPL No. Score Team Opposition Year 1 287/3 Sunrisers Hyderabad Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2024 2 286/6 Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals 2025 3 278/3 Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Knight Riders 2024 5 277/3 Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi Capitals 2024 6 266/7 Sunrisers Hyderabad Delhi Capitals 2024 7 263/5 Royal Challengers Bengaluru Pune Warriors 2013 8 262/2 Punjab Kings Kolkata Knight Riders 2024 9 262/7 Royal Challengers Bengalurus Sunrisers Hyderabad 2024 10 261/6 Kolk Punjab Kings 2024 With this Hyderabad also recorded their fifth total of 250 plus in T20 history. India is second with three total of 250 plus, followed by Surrey (three). Klaasen is fortunate to repay the faith of SRH, but Klaasen was pleased that he repaid the faith of the franchise. “The franchise spent a lot of time and money playing this brand cricket, and it was up to us to walk to the mantle,” the South African added during the turn. The right hand also acknowledged that the game of Sunil Narine was the most difficult to play. “I tried to hit each ball for six, there was a game of Narine where it was very difficult, but I tried to improvise. The hard lengths are a little harder to play, ‘he said. Stay up to date with all the actions from the IPL 2025. Look at the IPL 2025 schedule, follow the latest IPL 2025 points table and follow the top performers with the orange cap and purple cap.
SRH vs. KKR: Sunrisers Hyderabad Fall Nine Lops short of Breaking Own IPL Record despite Heinrich Klaasen’s Hunred | Mint
