Ashutosh now holds the record for the second-fastest fifty in T20 cricket
Ashutosh Sharma struck one 4 and 8 6s throughout his record-breaking knock – Ashutosh Sharma
Trains’ middle-order batter Ashutosh Sharma has actually broken Yuvraj Singh’s record of the fastest T20 fifty by an Indian. Ashutosh hammered his fifty off simply 11 balls versus Arunachal Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in a Group C clash in Ranchi. Yuvraj had actually held the record for the last 16 years, having actually struck a fifty off 12 balls versus England in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.
Ashutosh took the crease at ball game of 131 for 4 with simply 5 overs to go. He then went on to smash 53 off 12 studded with 8 6s and simply one 4, which came through the covers. He fell the next ball after reaching his record-breaking half-century and strolled back with a sensational strike rate of 441.66. As numerous as 4 of his 6s cruised over the covers and long-off area, 2 reviewed long-on and 2 more cleared the leg-side limit behind square. Trains generated 115 runs in simply the last 5 overs to complete on a commanding 246 for 5, and Arunachal Pradesh were bowled out for 119 in reply, losing by 127 runs.
Ashutosh, 25, was playing his 2nd T20 for Railways and tenth in general. He had actually made his T20 launching in 2018 for Madhya Pradesh and last played the format in 2019. He has actually included in simply one 50-over video game, for MP likewise in 2019, and is yet to make his top-notch launching.
Yuvraj had actually held the record for the fastest fifty in T20 cricket overall likewise for 16 years before it was broken simply last month by Dipendra Singh Airee from Nepal versus Mongolia in the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Yuvraj’s innings in Durban is likewise best kept in mind for his striking 6 6s in an over off Stuart Broad.