Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes fifty in just 19 balls and it’s the second fastest by any Indian uncapped player

The current Rajasthan Royals opener has now smashed the second fastest fifty in this year’s tournament in just 19 balls against Chennai Super Kings.

In match 47, of the VIVO Indian Premier League match between the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, it was Chennai who was sent out to bat first by Sanju Samson as they look forward to posting a big total to make things difficult for Rajasthan Royals. They were successful in scoring a mammoth 189-5 at the end of their 20 overs, with Ruturaj Gaikwad scoring a well made 101 runs off 60 balls. Rajasthan Royals has a very strong batting lineup, with David Miller and Glenn Phillips also added in the mix now. Their source of execution has always failed as their middle order has been a big problem for the team.

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With the target of 190 runs, Rajasthan Royals needed to get to the best start possible if they want to stand a chance of winning the match and thus taking the fourth spot, also might be clinching the playoff spots depending on the performance of the other teams. They indeed started their innings to the best start they got ask for.

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Openers Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal were smashing the Chennai bowling unit all over the park with their rain hitting sixes. It was Yashasvi Jaiswal who smashed the fastest half-century in just 19 balls, making his team in a very comfortable situation. They smashed 81 runs in their powerplay overs, which is the highest in this tournament.

Yashasvi Jaiswal played a gem of an innings as it is also now the second-fastest fifty by an uncapped player in the history of the tournament. The fans were amazed at his performance as he made the bowlers sweat with his powerful shots. Soon he got out by KM Asif as he played on a bouncer only causing an edge for an easy catch by MS Dhoni. He was out for 50 runs of just 20 balls.