Today’s IPL match is between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first. Delhi Daredevils could score 166 at the loss of 7 wickets.
To chase this target, Kings XI Punjab started off really well. We saw best performance coming in from KL Rahul.
Yes, today he displayed a power-packed play and scored the fastest IPL history i.e. he scored 50 in just 14 balls. We loved to see him play this way.
KL Rahul’s 50 consisted of 6 fours and 4 sixes. Eventually, he got out at 51 in 16 balls.
Before him, fastest IPL 50 was in 15 balls and this record was jointly held by Sunil Narine & Yusuf Pathan.
Twitter lauded him for entertaining them with a real good game. Here are some tweets;
#1
Fastest ever half century in IPL history by KL Rahul#KXIPvsDD pic.twitter.com/zONyKyiXAW
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) April 8, 2018
#2
An experiment leads to a wicket. KL Rahul has done his part, the team better carry this on. #KXIPvDD #IPL2018
— Tina Tengra 🙅🏻♀️ (@tinatengra07) April 8, 2018
#3
https://twitter.com/rohith_xtreme/status/982963062000021506
#4
https://twitter.com/rajesh_offical/status/982962977103114240
#5
KL Rahul is showing why he should not be left out. #Rahul #VIVOIPL #KXIPvDD
— Vakil (@Cric__Law) April 8, 2018
#6
Meanwhile, KL Rahul smashed the fastest fifty in the IPL history. #KXIPvsDD pic.twitter.com/I3vt22Fi82
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) April 8, 2018
#7
KLRahul 14 balls 51 runs 😍🔥
Fastest fifty in IPL history😘#BaleyBaley ❤Theri
— Atman (@AkThamim07) April 8, 2018
#8
https://twitter.com/Ashwin_Gour/status/982962911344652288
#9
When KL Rahul Reached Fifty , Agarwal Was 1* . Too Much Destruction
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 8, 2018
#10
KL Rahul is on 🔥
Wow… The fastest 50 in #IPL
Amazing shots .. pure domination.. #KXIPvDD— Ankit (@DebutCricketer) April 8, 2018
#11
KL Rahul making RCB owners feel their mistake of not picking up him for RCB. 14 ball 50 for KL, blistering innings. Want him to score a century too.#IPL #KXIPvDD
— YumYur (@pmayur90) April 8, 2018
#12
KL Rahul is the first batsman to reach his fifty within first 3 overs of the inns in T20s.
He completed it in the 5th ball of 3rd over. #KXIPvDD #IPL2018
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 8, 2018
#13
DD might be 15 runs short in setting the target. Fastest ever #IPL fifty by KL Rahul is certainly not going to help their cause. #KXIPvsDD superb batting display
— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) April 8, 2018
#14
https://twitter.com/sudhikaushik/status/982962569353879552
#15
Fastest ever half century in IPL history by KL Rahul
0 2 0 6 4 4 6 4 1 4 6 6 4 4 4
51 runs in 14 balls
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 8, 2018
#16
A reminder that KL Rahul is not a regular in the Indian limited overs teams.
— Alagappan Vijayakumar (@IndianMourinho) April 8, 2018
#17
Wow, that is some start from KL Rahul, making a statement about where he should bat!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 8, 2018
Kudos to KL Rahul; may he show us something like this in upcoming games too.