"What freaks are SRH, this is insane": Twitter reacts as Heinrich Klaasen's brutal ton powers SRH to 278/3

Riding on Heinrich Klaasen's whirlwind unbeaten century, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), on Sunday (May 25), posted a daunting total of 278/3 in the allotted 20 overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat first. His decision was justified by openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head as they gave their team a flying start. The star openers added 92 runs in just 6.5 overs to lay the foundation for the big total.

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Sunil Narine gave KKR the first breakthrough by dismissing Abhishek for 32. However, it did not bring any respite for the defending champions. Head was joined by Klaasen in the middle and the duo kept taking KKR bowlers to the cleaners.

They added 83 runs for the second wicket before Head was dismissed by Narine for 76 runs. Unlike Head, Klaasen did not squander his start and went on to complete his century. The South Africa star completed a 17-ball fifty in the 12th over and just did not take his foot off the pedal.

He eventually completed his century on the last ball of the 19th century, reaching the milestone in just 37 balls. It was his second IPL century and first since the 2023 season. Klaasen remained unbeaten on 105 runs off 39 balls with the help of 7 fours and 9 sixes. The likes of Ishan Kishan (29 off 20) and Aniket Verma (12* off 6) also played handy knocks to help their side post the 270-plus total.

Here are some of the reactions to SRH's blistering innings:

Klaasen cooked, served, and cleared the plate!#SRHvsKKR pic.twitter.com/bKfchAeNXm

— Rocky. (@RockyXDreams) May 25, 2025

Full domination by Heinrich Klaasen

— PJS (@being2nu) May 25, 2025

SRH is SRHing..Might shed a tear or two. 🥲🧡
Another 250+ while batting first
Head bashing
Another century for us, by Klaasen King@SunRisers #SRHvKKR
Bowling unit, all in your hands now !!

— Srujana Konakanchi (@srujanak94) May 25, 2025

what freaks are #SRH!!!! this is INSANE 🤯🤯🤯WHAT ARE Y’LL SMOKIN🔥🔥🔥🔥

KLAASEN IS A CLASS APART FTW🫡😥😰🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

history in the making? #IPL2025 #SRHvsKKR #KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/lvYgs5K2ot

— Archana aka Akka on Fire 🔥 (@insanejourno) May 25, 2025

SRH batsman in IPL 2025 #SRHvsKKR #OrangeArmy pic.twitter.com/9a3qPegx6d

— विक्रम 𝘬ꪊꪑꪖ𝘳 🦇 (@printf_meme) May 25, 2025

Other teams when they see the Monsters of SRH have started their madness but this is their last match of the Tournament ☠️ pic.twitter.com/BgnwID46sn

— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) May 25, 2025

SRH woke up once they came back from the break.. Scary batting in the 3 games since comeback

— arfan (@Im__Arfan) May 25, 2025

Henrich Klassen madness in the final league game of SRH. Bro tried hard for the first ever 300 runs. pic.twitter.com/UYbN6RIlg1

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) May 25, 2025

Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last 3 games. (Since the re-start)

- 206/4(18.2) vs LSG
- 231/6(20) vs RCB
- 278/3(20)vs KKR

— Bhawana (@cricbhawana) May 25, 2025

SRH and KKR eye a winning end to a dismal season:

The ongoing game is also the last league game for both teams. SRH will be confident of defending the big total and will be looking to end their campaign on a winning note. On the other hand, reigning champions KKR will be hoping for a miracle as they look to create history by chasing down the highest-ever total in the IPL.

No team has managed to chase down a bigger total than 262 runs in IPL history, and KKR will need an extraordinary effort from their batsmen to beat SRH and end their disappointing campaign on a winning note.