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Klaasen aims to win trophies ahead of The Hundred final
A famous cricket player named Heinrich Klaasen used to play for South Africa's national team, but he stopped last year.
Now he plays for club teams in different countries.
His main goal is to win trophies with those teams.
This Sunday his team, the Manchester Super Giants, is playing in the big final of a tournament called The Hundred.
Their opponents are the Trent Rockets, who won the same final back in 2022.
Klaasen had a great year, scoring 624 runs in 15 games in a big tournament called the IPL.
Since he stopped playing international cricket, he has more time to rest between competitions.
He plays in leagues in India, England, South Africa, and other places around the world.
He says he loves batting against a bowler named Yuzvendra Chahal.
But he would rather avoid facing Arshdeep Singh, especially with the new ball at the start of an innings.
Heinrich Klaasen said winning trophies is his main goal after retiring from international cricket.
His Manchester Super Giants face 2022 champions Trent Rockets in The Hundred final on Sunday, a rematch of the 2022 final.
Klaasen scored 624 runs in 15 innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026 and had a strong start to The Hundred.
He retired from international cricket in June 2025 and now plays across the IPL, The Hundred, SA20, ILT20, and the inaugural European T20 Premier League.
Klaasen said he loves facing Yuzvendra Chahal and would happily avoid Arshdeep Singh with the new ball.
- Who
- Heinrich Klaasen, former South Africa international now playing for Manchester Super Giants in The Hundred.
- What
- Klaasen said his goal is to win trophies for the franchise teams he plays for, ahead of The Hundred final against Trent Rockets.
- Where
- The Hundred final, a rematch of the 2022 title match (specific venue not stated in the article).
- When
- Sunday, when The Hundred final takes place; Klaasen retired from international cricket in June 2025.
- Why
- Klaasen wants to win trophies for his teams and keep up his quality of cricket despite playing less after retiring from international cricket.
Key facts
- Player
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Team in The Hundred
- Manchester Super Giants
- Opponent in final
- Trent Rockets, the 2022 champions
- Match note
- Rematch of the 2022 The Hundred final
- Retired from international cricket
- June 2025
- IPL 2026 record
- 624 runs in 15 innings for Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Other franchise leagues
- SA20 (Durban Super Giants), ILT20 (Gulf Giants), European T20 Premier League (Rotterdam Dockers)
- Bowlers
- Loves facing Yuzvendra Chahal; avoids Arshdeep Singh with the new ball
Quotes
Heinrich Klaasen
Former South African international cricketer, now franchise player
“Retiring from international cricket gave me the freedom to have a break in between these competitions. For the majority of these competitions, I’ve got about a month, a month and a half, or two months off in between. So that gives me enough time to just reset, take everything in, work on the things that need to be worked on, and just get the body ready for the next tournament.”
thehansindia.com
“Winning trophies is one goal. It’s been a lean run on the trophies, so the personal goal is to get into, and get the team into positions to win trophies.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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