Heinrich Klaasen, IND vs SA: In the final match of T20 World Cup 2024, South Africa (IND vs SA) had to face defeat at the hands of India by 7 runs. In this way, the Proteas' dream of winning the World Cup trophy was shattered once again. After this defeat, the South African players could not hold back their tears and they were seen consoling each other. Wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen was the most unfortunate player of the team, as he failed to taste the trophy in the final match for the fourth time in the last one year.

Heinrich Klaasen again faced disappointment in the final match

In fact, in July last year, Klaasen's team Seattle Orcas was successful in making it to the finals of the Major Cricket League tournament. But in the final stage, it had to face defeat by 7 wickets at the hands of MI New York.

In the 2024 SA20 League too, Klaasen's team Durban Super Giants reached the final. Where Sunrisers Eastern Caps defeated them by 89 runs and captured the title. In this way Klaasen missed out on winning the trophy for the second time.

Klaasen represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. His bat also performed well during the tournament. Klaasen played an important role in taking his team to the finals.

Last season, SRH was considered a strong contender to win the tournament, but in the final match, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated them by 8 wickets. At the same time, in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024, India won by crushing the Proteas. In this way, Klaasen could not celebrate victory even after reaching the final in the last one year.

It is worth noting that in this match against India, Klaasen was seen batting in a very good rhythm. Batting aggressively, he scored 52 runs in 27 balls, which included 2 fours and 5 sixes.

When Klaasen was out, the team was in a very good position and the match was in its control. But the Indian bowlers made a strong comeback in the death overs and took the match to the last over. In the 20th over, the Proteas needed 16 runs to win and Hardik Pandya gave away only 8 runs by taking the wicket of David Miller on the first ball.