Last Updated: April 10, 2023, 23:18 IST
IPL 2023: LSG’s Nicholas Pooran (IPL/BCCI)
Nicholas Pooran smashed his fifty in just 15 balls, the joint second-fastest half-century in the Indian Premier League
Nicholas Pooran scored the joint second-fastest fifty of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the fastest this season, during match number 15 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday.
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The West Indian smashed his sixth IPL fifty from just 15 balls and also reached 1000 runs in the IPL.
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Fastest 50s in IPL in terms of balls faced:
- 14 – KL Rahul vs Delhi Capitals in Mohali, 2018
- 14 – Pat Cummins vs Mumbai Indian in Pune, 2022
- 15 Yusuf Pathan vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata, 2014
- 15 Sunil Narine vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru, 2017
- 15 Nicholas Pooran vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru, 2023
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Pooranwasfinally dismissed for 62 from 19 balls by Mohammed Siraj with Shahbaz Ahmed completing the catch.
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Ahead of the start of the match, Nicholas Pooran had told the broadcasters that his job for LSG is to ‘smash a couple of sixes’.
“The experience has been amazing so far. We got a winning start to the tournament and I’m happy to contribute for my team. We’ve done well, obviously two wins in Lucknow and one loss to Chennai in Chennai, hopefully we can leave tonight with a win. The guys have been really good, everyone has stepped up to this level. The bowlers have also stepped up even though we know IPL is a difficult tournament for bowlers. (On Mark Wood) He’s rapid, it is exciting for him as well and it is always nice to have an X-factor in your team. He gets you wickets at crucial times. I’m here to do what the team requires – if it means batting 10 balls and smash a couple of sixes, that’s my job,” Pooran had said before the start fo the match.
Earlier, Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell struck blistering half-centuries to power RCB to an imposing 212/s two against LSG.
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