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Klaasen scored 64 off 56 balls on Saturday to assist South Africa qualify for the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a seven-wicket win over England.
South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen in motion (AP)
South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen has been in prime type recently, scoring fifties in his final 5 matches. However the wicketkeeper-batter has set his sights on an even bigger aim in the course of the Champions Trophy: to turn out to be the most effective on the planet.
Klaasen, fourth within the ICC’s world rankings for batsmen in One-Day Internationals, scored 64 off 56 balls on Saturday to assist South Africa qualify for the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a seven-wicket win over England.
“I gave myself a problem with (South Africa head coach) Rob Walter this journey. I need to be the most effective on the planet,” Klaasen informed Sky Sports activities after the match in Karachi.
“I do know I can play conditions properly and for me, simply to maintain hitting it on the bottom for so long as potential, like I did tonight” is essential.
“I’m fairly happy with my innings tonight… standing nonetheless and simply trusting my method. I do know my swing is sweet, so so long as it clicks, then I’m fairly blissful.”
“I gave myself a problem with (South Africa head coach) Rob Walter this journey. I need to be the most effective on the planet,” Klaasen informed Sky Sports activities after the match in Karachi.
“I do know I can play conditions properly and for me, simply to maintain hitting it on the bottom for so long as potential, like I did tonight” is essential.
“I’m fairly happy with my innings tonight… standing nonetheless and simply trusting my method. I do know my swing is sweet, so so long as it clicks, then I’m fairly blissful.”
South Africa will now face New Zealand within the semi-final of the Champions Trophy on March 5.
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