Numbers favour Klaasen ahead of Narine-Varun showdown: SRH star’s power-hitting could decide IPL 2026 clash vs KKR
Heinrich Klaasen has a dominant record against KKR spinners Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy in T20s. The SRH wicketkeeper-batter will be key against KKR in his side’s IPL 2026 fixture on Thursday. Both sides lost their opening games and will be seeking two points at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Heinrich Klaasen will be key against KKR’s spin duo. KKR lost to MI in their opening, by six wickets. Meanwhile, SRH fell to a six-wicket defeat too, against Rajat Patidar’s RCB. Also Read: Ishan Kishan’s SRH look doomed in Pat Cummins’ absence! This is what they need to do against KKR Other than their opening pair of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and skipper Ishan Kishan at No. 3, Klaasen will be crucial in the middle order. He has never been dismissed by Narine in eight T20 innings and has registered 85 runs in 52 deliveries at a strike rate of 163.46. Although he has been dismissed by Varun thrice in nine T20 innings, he has also smacked him for 112 runs in 53 balls, and boasts …