Heinrich Klaasen gives SRH 6 out of 10 marks:’Missing out on crucial moments is proving costly’

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s start in IPL 2026 has been mixed so far. The team has lost 2 out of the initial 3 matches, while securing a win against Kolkata Knight Riders in 1 match. The team’s middle-order batsman, Heinrich Klaasen, spoke about the team’s performance on Tuesday in the JioStar press room. Heinrich Klaasen gives SRH 6 out of 10 Rating
Responding to a question from Dainik Bhaskar, Klaasen said that if the team’s performance were to be rated, he would currently give it a 6 out of 10. According to him, the team has shown good play in many areas, but mistakes made at crucial moments are proving costly. Losing wickets in the powerplay is a big problem
Klaasen stated that losing early wickets in the powerplay against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants led to the team being out of the match. He said that a large part of the batting unit is in good rhythm and the team has about 80% positives, but early setbacks are becoming a major challenge. Need for improvement in fielding
Klaasen also expressed concern regarding fielding. He said that the team’s fielding in the first two matches was not up to the mark, although improvement was seen in the last match. The team is now working on setting better fielding standards to create pressure and capitalise on opportunities without dropping catches. Dressing room atmosphere positive
Klaasen clarified that there is no panic in the team, and the dressing room atmosphere remains positive. He said that the team’s focus is now on performing well simultaneously in all three departments, batting, bowling, and fielding, to gain momentum. Klaasen SRH’s top scorer
Klaasen is looking in brilliant form for SRH this season. This South African wicketkeeper-batter has scored a total of 145 runs with 2 half-centuries in the initial 3 matches and remains the team’s top scorer. Klaasen played crucial innings of 52 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders and 62 runs against Lucknow Super Giants.