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SA’s Heinrich Klaasen Made A World Record By Hitting 13 Fours-13 Sixes And 174 Runs in 83 Balls

Sangeeta Viswas
1 year ago

SA vs AUS ODI 2023: South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen scored a world record 174 runs in 83 balls, hitting 13 fours-13 sixes. Before the ODI World Cup, South Africa’s batsmen have stunned by playing stormy innings.

The Batsmen Created Such Havoc in The Fourth ODI Match:-

In the fourth ODI played against Australia on Friday, the batsmen created such havoc that many records were destroyed.

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Three wickets of South Africa fell for just 120 runs. After this, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller together created such a storm that cricket lovers got goosebumps.

Klaasen batted brilliantly. He hit 13 fours and 13 sixes in 83 balls and scored 174 runs at a strike rate of 209.64.

SA’s Heinrich Klaasen Made A World Record By Hitting 13 Fours-13 Sixes And 174 Runs in 83 Balls

Whereas David Miller scored an unbeaten 82 runs in 45 balls, hitting 6 fours and 5 sixes. Klaasen was out on the last ball of the 50th over, but by then he had taken his team to a big total.

Batting first, South Africa scored 416 runs losing 5 wickets in 50 overs. With this, many big records of South African batsmen were destroyed by this inning.

The 7th Score Of More Than 400 Runs:-

South Africa made a world record by scoring more than 400 runs in this match. It became the number team in terms of team scores of more than 400 in ODIs. He has done this 7 times.

In this matter South Africa went ahead of India. In whose name a score of more than 400 is recorded 6 times. Whereas England 5, Australia and Sri Lanka have achieved this feat twice each.

Became The Fifth Pair

Klaasen and Miller became the fifth pair to have the highest partnership for the 5th wicket or below in ODIs. Both added 222 runs. The names of Grant Elliot, and Luke Ronchi are registered in this case. Who had scored 267* runs in 2015.

SA’s Heinrich Klaasen Made A World Record By Hitting 13 Fours-13 Sixes And 174 Runs in 83 Balls

Klaasen also became the second batsman in the world to have the highest individual score at No. 5 or below in ODIs. Kapil Dev is on top in this matter. Who scored an unbeaten 175 runs against Zimbabwe in 1983 Wales.

The Second South African Batsman To Hit The Most Sixes in An Innings

With this, Klaasen became the 10th batsman in the world and the second South African batsman to hit most sixes in an ODI innings. Before him, AB de Villiers had hit 16 sixes against West Indies in Johannesburg.

Klaasen became the fourth batsman to score the fastest ODI century for South Africa. He achieved this feat in 54 balls. Before him, AB de Villiers had made a record in 31 balls against West Indies in Johannesburg.

SA’s Heinrich Klaasen Made A World Record By Hitting 13 Fours-13 Sixes And 174 Runs in 83 Balls

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In this match, a shameful record was registered in the name of Adam Zampa. He became the second bowler to concede the most runs in ODIs. He equaled Mick Lewis by giving 113 runs without wicket in 10 overs.