Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Romario Shepherd matched the IPL record for the second-fastest fifty by hitting it in just 14 balls when RCB reached 213/5 against CSK at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. He excelled in the final two overs, leading RCB to victory. Discover the fastest fifties in IPL history here.
RCB were initially struggling in the game but made an incredible comeback with a remarkable late surge. They scored 54 runs in their final two overs, breaking the IPL record for most runs in the 19th and 20th overs. Shepherd was instrumental in this feat, scoring an unbeaten 53 runs off just 14 balls, including six sixes and two fours. He reached his fifty on the final delivery of the innings.
Chasing 162 against Mumbai Indians in 2022 in Pune, Kolkata Knight Riders were struggling at 101/5. Pat Cummins entered and dramatically changed the game with a brilliant 56 off 15 balls. He hit Jasprit Bumrah and Daniel Sams hard, scoring the joint-fastest IPL fifty in 14 balls as KKR won in 16 overs with four fours and six maximums in his explosive knock.
During the 2018 IPL match in Mohali against Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), KL Rahul, playing for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), dominated the bowlers with the fastest fifty at that time – reaching his half-century in just 14 balls, including six fours and four sixes. Despite being dismissed for 51 off 16 balls, his remarkable performance guided KXIP to an effortless victory by chasing down the target of 167 runs.
In the IPL 2023 match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed the fastest fifty (13 balls), eventually staying unbeaten on 98 runs off 47 balls with 13 fours and five sixes. His tremendous performance, striking at 208.51, led RR to chase down 150 in just 13.1 overs, resulting in one of the worst defeats for KKR in IPL history.
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