Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest half-century in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) during the match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday at the Eden Gardens.
The 21-year old notched up his fifty off just 13 balls to achieve this feat. Jaiswal smacked 26 runs in the first over off KKR skipper Nitish Rana to kickstart a 150-run chase.
Jaiswal has now amassed more than 530 runs this season, overtaking Ishan Kishan’s (516) record of most runs in an IPL season by an uncapped Indian player. Jaiswal is second, behind Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis (576 runs), on the list of the top run-scorers this season.
Jaiswal finished unbeaten on 98 off just 47 balls with 13 fours and five sixes as Royals thumped Knight Riders by nine wickets. The stylish left-hander narrowly missed out on scoring the fastest ton by an uncapped player in the IPL - the record remains with Rajat Patidar (49 balls).
Earlier this season, Jaiswal became the joint-second fastest Indian to hit 1,000 IPL runs after reaching the elite milestone in just 34 innings. Among Indians, only batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Chennai Super Kings star Ruturaj Gaikwad had entered the club faster—in 31 innings.
In the first innings, Jaiswal’s teammate Yuzvendra Chahal, with 187 wickets, became the highest wicket-taker in IPL history and ended up with four wickets for 25 runs in four 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
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