Shot of the Day - Heinrich Klaasen launches Lockie Ferguson out of Chinnaswamy - RCB vs SRH IPL 2024

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) thrashed the battered bowling lineup of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 30 of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The Pat Cummins-led side took full advantage of the short boundaries and the batting paradise of the stadium as they wreaked havoc on RCB bowlers by posting the highest total in IPL history of 287/3.

Travis Head starred with the bat for SRH playing a scintillating knock of 102 off 41 balls. Apart from him Heinrich Klaasen also scored a blistering half century playing a knock of 67 off 31 balls with the help of two fours and seven sixes. While the Bengaluru crowd witnessed 22 sixes during SRH’s innings, the most in IPL history, one from Klaasen’s bat stood out from the rest.

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On the second ball of the 17^th over, the 32-year-old launched Lockie Ferguson for a colossal six which travelled a whopping 106 metres and landed outside the stadium. 

Watch Heinrich Klaasen’s humongous six here:

Coming back to the match, RCB gave a tough fight in their chase in the second innings but failed to keep up with the required run rate and finished their innings on 262/7 in their 20 overs. Following their win, SRH maintained the fourth spot on the points table with four wins from six matches while RCB finished on the last spot with just one win from seven matches having 14 points to their name.