IPL 2023: Nicholas Pooran hits the season’s fastest 50 and the second fastest in IPL history

Nicholas Pooran of the Lucknow Super Giants altered the momentum of the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore with a whirlwind half-century, smashing a 15-ball half-century to set the record for the quickest fifty of the IPL 2023.

LSG were reduced to 105/5 in 11.1 overs while chasing a massive 213-run mark, but Pooran came out all guns blazing and started ripping RCB bowlers to the cleaners from the outset.

During his fifty, Pooran smashed six sixes and three fours. His fifty is also the second quickest in Indian Premier League history.

Fastest FIFTY of the season now belongs to @nicholas_47 😎

He's playing a blinder of a knock here 🔥🔥

What a turnaround this with the bat for @LucknowIPL 🙌

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 10, 2023

Pooran’s run came to an end on hole 62, when he holed out to Shahbaz Ahmed at deep backward square off Mohammed Siraj.

Yusuf Pathan and Sunil Narine both hit 50 off 15 balls in 2014 and 2017.

The quickest fifty record in IPL history goes to LSG captain KL Rahul and Pat Cummins, who reached the milestone in just 14 deliveries.

Previously, Ajinkya Rahane had the record for the quickest fifty of the season. The CSK hitter hit 50 off 19 balls against the Mumbai Indians.

Rajasthan Royals hitter Jos Buttler and Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Shardul Thakur both hit half-centuries off 20 balls to take third place.

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