Fastest 50 in IPL 2023: Shardul Thakur smashes joint fastest fifty in KKR vs RCB IPL 2023. Check details

In the ongoing Match 9 of Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur has registered the fastest fifty in the season. It was quite a disappointing start to their IPL 2023 campaign when the Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a poor 7-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings in their opening encounter of the ongoing T20 competition. It was really important for the two-time IPL champions to come back strongly and Shardul has delivered a stunning performance.

Fastest 50 in IPL 2023: Shardul Thakur smashes joint fastest fifty in KKR vs RCB IPL 2023. Check details

While coming at the crease with the scorecard reading 89 for 5 and more importantly big-hitting all-rounder Andre Russell dismissed for a golden duck, Kolkata Knight Riders’ pacer Shardul Thakur showed sensational temperament as he smashed the RCB bowlers all around the park from the very first ball he faced in front of packed Kolkata crowd. Shardul notched up the joint fastest fifty of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 season alongside Jos Buttler that came off only 20 balls. Thakur composed a fantastic innings of 68 runs off just 29 deliveries that included 9 fours and 3 sixes to help Kolkata Knight Riders reach a massive first innings total of 204 for 7 in their 20 overs.

While talking about the other players in this list, Buttler smashed a superb half-century off 20 balls in the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Lucknow Super Giants explosive opener Kyle Mayers brought up his second consecutive fifty in IPL 2023 off just 21 deliveries. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings’ opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad scored two half-centuries this year in IPL coming off 23 and 25 balls respectively.

Player Name	Balls taken for Fifty	IPL 2023 Team	Opposition
Jos Buttler	20	Rajasthan Royals	Sunrisers Hyderabad
Shardul Thakur	20	Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Kyle Mayers	21	Lucknow Super Giants	Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad	23	Chennai Super Kings	Gujarat Titans
Ruturaj Gaikwad	25	Chennai Super Kings	Lucknow Super Giants