Virat Kohli: The 56th IPL 2023 was played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. Sanju Samson won the toss in this match and invited Kolkata to bat first. Batting first, KKR had set a target of 150 runs in front of Rajasthan. So while chasing the target, Rajasthan opener Yashasvi Jaiswal tore apart the KKR bowling line-up.
He surprised everyone by hitting the fastest fifty in the history of IPL in just 13 balls with his fiery bat. Seeing his stormy batting, everyone has become crazy about him. Virat Kohli, the run machine, also became a fan of Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fiery innings. Virat has also made a special post praising Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Virat Kohli Also Became A Fan Of Yashasvi
Yashasvi Jaiswal has played an essential role in helping Rajasthan win against Kolkata. Taking remand of KKR bowlers, Yashasvi has made Virat Kohli his fan by scoring a half-century in just 13 balls. Kohli praised Yashasvi’s batting and posted a story for him on his Instagram account, in which King Kohli wrote with Jaiswal’s picture, “Wow, this is some of the best batting I have seen at the moment, what a talent.” Yashasvi Jaiswal”
Virat Kohli appreciating Yashasvi Jaiswal’s innings and his batting. pic.twitter.com/HydWAnENAh
— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) May 12, 2023
Fastest Fifty In IPL
While batting stormy against KKR, Yashasvi Jaiswal took the record for scoring the fastest half-century. In this case, Yashasvi has broken the record of Indian batsman KL Rahul and Australian player Pat Cummins by doing this big feat.
In this match against KKR, Yashasvi batted at a 208.51 strike rate. He gave Rajasthan a resounding victory by scoring 98 runs in 47 balls. Supporting Jaiswal, captain Sanju Samson also scored 48 runs at a strike rate of 165.51 and finished the match in just 13.1 overs. However, while Yashasvi missed two runs to complete his century, Samson also failed to score his half-century by two runs.
