Heinrich Klaasen in SA20 2027: Durban’s Super Giants Wildcard and Batting Stats
Heinrich Klaasen is confirmed in Durban’s Super Giants’ 19-player squad for Betway SA20 Season 5. The South African wicketkeeper-batter is DSG’s retained wildcard, so he is not waiting for the 7 October auction to learn his team. Across four completed SA20 seasons, he has scored 1,146 runs in 42 matches for Durban.
| Heinrich Klaasen at a glance | Season 5 information |
|---|---|
| Team | Durban’s Super Giants (DSG) |
| Squad status | Retained wildcard; confirmed in 19-player roster |
| Role | Right-handed wicketkeeper-batter |
| Captain | Aiden Markram |
| Home ground | Kingsmead, Durban |
| SA20 record through 2026 | 1,146 runs in 42 matches; one century |
Which team is Heinrich Klaasen playing for in SA20 2027?
Klaasen remains with Durban’s Super Giants. The confirmed DSG squad and fixtures list him as the franchise’s wildcard alongside captain Aiden Markram. Sam Curran is a separate pre-signing for Season 5; Klaasen is an existing Durban player retained in a wildcard place.
Durban have already filled all 19 squad places. That means Klaasen will not appear among the auction candidates available to the four bidding teams. Being in the squad confirms his franchise, though it does not guarantee selection in every playing XI.
What does Klaasen’s wildcard status mean?
Each SA20 team has one wildcard place within its 19-player squad. A wildcard can be South African or overseas, and the player’s league fee sits outside the team’s salary cap. For Season 5, Durban have allocated that place to Klaasen.
Wildcard is a squad designation, not an indication that Klaasen has changed teams or entered the October auction. Neither the league’s Season 5 squad announcement nor its published auction rules state his individual wildcard fee. An auction reserve price or a speculative salary should therefore not be attached to him.
What are Heinrich Klaasen’s SA20 batting stats?
The official SA20 player record lists 1,146 runs from 42 matches between 2023 and 2026, all for Durban’s Super Giants. His best season by runs was 2024: 447 runs in 13 matches, including four fifties and 37 sixes, at a strike rate of 207.91.
| SA20 season | Team | Matches | Runs | Highest score | Fifties | Hundreds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Durban’s Super Giants | 10 | 363 | 104 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Durban’s Super Giants | 13 | 447 | 85 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | Durban’s Super Giants | 10 | 198 | 76 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Durban’s Super Giants | 9 | 138 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Durban’s Super Giants | 42 | 1,146 | 104 | 9 | 1 |
Those seasons show both the level Klaasen has reached in SA20 and his most recent form. He won the league’s Player of the Season and Batter of the Season awards in 2024 after the 447-run campaign. His 2026 return was 138 runs from nine matches. The 2027 competition has not started, so its player statistics should remain separate from this completed-season table.
Klaasen’s SA20 century was 104 not out from 44 balls against Pretoria Capitals at Centurion in February 2023. He has been part of Durban’s side since the league’s first season; the century and 2024 run tally were both made for DSG, not another SA20 franchise.
When does Heinrich Klaasen’s team first play in SA20 2027?
Durban’s Super Giants open away to Pretoria Capitals at Centurion on 19 January 2027. Their first home match is against Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Kingsmead on 21 January. These are team fixtures, not a guarantee that Klaasen will be named in either playing XI. See the full SA20 2027 schedule for start times and the remaining DSG games.
Heinrich Klaasen SA20 2027 questions
Is Heinrich Klaasen in the SA20 2027 auction? No. Durban’s Super Giants have already listed him as their wildcard and completed their squad before the auction.
Is Heinrich Klaasen the Durban’s Super Giants captain? No. Aiden Markram is the announced Season 5 captain. Klaasen is listed as a wicketkeeper-batter and wildcard.
How many SA20 centuries has Heinrich Klaasen scored? One through the end of Season 4: an unbeaten 104 against Pretoria Capitals in 2023.
How much does Heinrich Klaasen earn as DSG’s wildcard? The league has confirmed his wildcard status and the salary-cap treatment of wildcard fees. It has not published an individual Season 5 fee for Klaasen.
