IPL 2023: Top Ten Moments from League Stage

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fastest IPL fifty

After losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an unfortunate way at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Rajasthan Royals (RR) headed to Kolkata to face the Nitish Rana-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in match number 56. Sanju Samson, the captain of RR, came out as the winner of the toss and chose to bowl.

Batting first, KKR batters struggled to rack up runs as RR bowlers operated in a disciplined way. However, with Venkatesh Iyer’s 57 off 42, Knight Riders piled up a low score of 149/8 at the end of their innings.

For RR, it was almost a do-or-die game, and in the crucial contest, their opening batter, Yashasvi Jaiswal, again looked dominant and shattered KL Rahul’s record of the fastest IPL fifty. Yashasvi notched up his half-century in just 13 deliveries, the youngster put his team in a winning position. In RR’s remarkable nine-wicket win, Jaiswal contributed with an unbeaten 98-run knock off 47 deliveries and also became the Player of the Match.