‘We’re losing in key moments’: Klaasen reveals what’s hurting SRH in IPL 2026
Heinrich Klaasen identifies batting execution lapses and poor fielding as Sunrisers Hyderabad's main issues in IPL 2026. Despite a slow start, he believes the team can recover, emphasising the need for bigger totals and better catching. Klaasen himself is in good form, aiming to maintain his batting prowess.
NEW DELHI: Heinrich Klaasen has candidly assessed what’s going wrong for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026, pointing to lapses in batting execution and poor fielding as the key reasons behind their inconsistent start. Despite registering just one win in three matches, Klaasen believes it is “still early days” and is confident the 2016 champions will bounce back. “Our batting has been good so far, but we missed out about 40 runs in three games.
We need to bat better. The two games that we struggled, we didn’t execute with the bat,” he said. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
SUBSCRIBE NOW! SRH’s defeats against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Lucknow Super Giants exposed their shortcomings in crunch phases, something Klaasen openly acknowledged. “Our fielding has been poor and that’s what is affecting us.
I will give us 6 out of 10 so far. We played some brilliant cricket in phases but lost out in the crucial moments,” he admitted. While the bowlers — especially the pacers — have largely stuck to their plans, Klaasen stressed the need for collective improvement.