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Ajinkya Rahane Slams The Fastest Fifty Of IPL 2023
By CricShots - Apr 8, 2023 11:13 pm
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Making his debut for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Ajinkya Rahane played sensational innings, scoring a blistering half-century against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match took place at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Coming in at no. 3 after the early dismissal of Devon Conway, Rahane hit his first ball for a couple.

Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane played a blitzkrieg knock

Ajinkya Rahane then started to increase the momentum in the second over of Jason Behrendorff by swivel-pulling a short delivery over a deep fine leg for six before unleashing in the next over. In the fourth over, the 34-year-old batsman smashed left-arm pacer Arshad Khan for 23 runs, including six and four consecutive fours.

This knock marks Rahane’s seventh IPL franchise since 2008. The right-handed batsman reached his half-century in just 19 deliveries with successive boundaries off the bowling of Piyush Chawla in the sixth over, setting the record for the fastest fifty of the season so far.

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Ajinkya Rahane played a blitzkrieg knock out of the blue when CSK was chasing down the target of 158 runs against Mumbai Indians. His exquisite strokeplay and aggressive intent have left the Mumbai bowlers bewildered and struggling to contain his onslaught. If Rahane can continue his impressive form, the Chennai Super Kings will fancy their chances of securing victory with 5 overs to spare.

Here is the video of Rahane smashing the youngster:

   

Earlier in the game, CSK skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl first, with both captains announcing key absentees. While the Super Kings’ were without star English all-rounders Mooen Ali and Ben Stokes, MI also had a key absentee as they were without pace spearhead Jofra Archer.

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A three-wicket haul by Ravindra Jadeja was crucial to seeing MI’s batting unit collapse and manage a score of just 157/8 on the board. On his debut for CSK, Ajinkya Rahane scored a 19-ball half-century to ensure a solid foundation for the Men in Yellow as they got to the target with 11 balls to spare.

Here is how the netizens applauded Ajinkya Rahane: