Jason Roy FIFTY: KKR vs CSK – ‘Injuries can’t dampen the spirit of a hero’. This was the motto for Jason Roy. After picking up a leg injury while fielding against Chennai Super Kings, Jason Roy slammed a Fifty off just 19 balls to register the second Fastest Fifty in IPL 2023. Keeping Kolkata Knight Riders still alive in the run chase, the England batter continued batting through his injury to hammer a quick half-century. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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Jason Roy hammered 5 fours and 5 sixes, batting at a strike rate of 234.62, before being dismissed on 61 from 26. KKR fans were left panic stricken when Jason Roy failed to open for the Kolkata outfits. The fear surmounted even when Roy failed to come to the crease after Sunil Narine was dismissed for a duck.
However, Roy ultimately came to the track when Venktatesh Iyer was dismissed. With KKR down to 3 wickets, Roy and Rinku Singh decided to take on the opposition. The England batter made his intentions clear after slamming sixes from the second ball that he faced. His highlight came against Moeen Ali against whom Jason Roy hammered three back to back sixes.
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Going at par with the Net Run Rate, Roy accelerated KKR’s innings to slam a 19 ball fifty against MS Dhoni’s CSK. And with that he went on to write his name in the Stats books. Roy’s knock became the second fastest Fifty of IPL 2023.
6,6,6 – Jason Roy smashed 3 consecutive Sixes vs Moeen Ali.
The Destruction of Jason Roy! pic.twitter.com/iLnBZ9MnI9
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Fastest fifties in IPL 2023 (by balls faced)
15 – Nicholas Pooran (LSG) vs RCB, Bengaluru
19 – Ajinkya Rahane (CSK) vs MI, Mumbai WS
19 – Jason Roy (KKR) vs CSK, Kolkata, today
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