Romario Shepherd played an incredible knock, scoring the second-fastest fifty in IPL history. He blasted an unbeaten 53 runs off just 14 balls, helping Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) set a huge total of 213 runs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their IPL match in Bengaluru.
Shepherd’s powerful hitting took the game away from CSK, with six sixes in his short but brilliant innings. Before Shepherd’s storm, RCB had strong contributions from Jacob Bethell and Virat Kohli. Bethell scored 55 runs off 33 balls, including eight fours and two sixes. He and Kohli put on a 97-run partnership for the first wicket.
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Kohli also played a brilliant knock, making 62 runs off just 33 balls, hitting five sixes and five fours along the way. Shepherd’s late fireworks in the penultimate over, where he scored 33 runs off Khaleel Ahmed, helped RCB reach 213 runs. His fifty came off just 14 balls, making it the second-fastest in IPL history.
