Klaasen surpasses Gayle, only behind ex-RR batter on this list

May 26, 2025

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Batters with strike rate over 250 in an IPL century

The big strikers

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6. SRH opener Abhishek Sharma scored 141 runs from 55 balls at a strike rate of 265.36.

Abhishek Sharma 

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5. Former RCB opener Chris Gayle scored 175 off 66 balls at a strike rate of 265.15.

Chris Gayle 

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4. Rajasthan Royals' young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 101 runs from 38 balls at a strike rate of 265.78.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi

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3. Former Punjab Kings batter David Miller scored 101 runs from 38 balls at a strike rate of 265.78.

David Miller

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2. SRH's Rs 23 crore retention Heinrich Klaasen scored 105 runs from 39 balls at a strike rate of 269.23.

Heinrich Klaasen

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1. Former Rajasthan Royals batter Yusuf Pathan scored 100 runs from 37 balls at a strike rate of 270.27.

Yusuf Pathan

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Heinrich Klaasen hit 9 sixes and 7 fours in his unbeaten 105 to help SRH post 278/3.

Klaasen's explosive knock

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KKR were bowled out for 168 as they lost by a huge margin of 110 runs, their biggest defeat by runs in IPL.

Big win for SRH

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