Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the quickest half-century within the historical past of Indian Premier League (IPL) in the course of the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday on the Eden Gardens.
The 21-year previous notched up his fifty off simply 13 balls to attain this feat. Jaiswal smacked 26 runs within the first over off KKR skipper Nitish Rana to kickstart a 150-run chase.
Jaiswal has now amassed greater than 530 runs this season, overtaking Ishan Kishan’s (516) file of most runs in an IPL season by an uncapped Indian participant. Jaiswal is second, behind Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis (576 runs), on the listing of the highest run-scorers this season.
KKR vs RR LIVE SCORE UPDATES
Jaiswal completed unbeaten on 98 off simply 47 balls with 13 fours and 5 sixes as Royals thumped Knight Riders by 9 wickets. The fashionable left-hander narrowly missed out on scoring the quickest ton by an uncapped participant within the IPL – the file stays with Rajat Patidar (49 balls).
Earlier this season, Jaiswal grew to become the joint-second quickest Indian to hit 1,000 IPL runs after reaching the elite milestone in simply 34 innings. Among Indians, solely batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Chennai Super Kings star Ruturaj Gaikwad had entered the membership sooner—in 31 innings.
In the primary innings, Jaiswal’s teammate Yuzvendra Chahal, with 187 wickets, grew to become the very best wicket-taker in IPL historical past and ended up with 4 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs. RR restricted KKR to a modest 149 for eight.
Fastest fifties in IPL:
- ⦿
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 13 balls - ⦿
KL Rahul: 14 balls - ⦿
Pat Cummins: 14 balls - ⦿
Yusuf Pathan: 15 balls - ⦿
Sunil Narine: 15 balls
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com