Jake Fraser-McGurk smashes fastest fifty of the season
Jake Fraser-McGurk came with all guns blazing to tear apart SRH bowlers and give DC the much needed impetus to their innings.
Shahriar KabirEditor
Posted - 2024-04-21T07:25:52+06:00
Updated - 2024-04-21T07:25:52+06:00
Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Delhi Capitals by a massive margin of 67 runs on Saturday (20th April). Travis Head's onslaught of 89 off just 32 balls, Abhishek Sharma's blitzkrieg 46 off 12 balls and Shahbaz Ahmed's 59 off just 29 deliveries helped SRH post a humongous 266 on the board. In reply, DC just managed to score 199 runs and lost the game by 67 runs.
Jake Fraser-McGurk came with all guns blazing to tear apart SRH bowlers and give DC the much needed impetus to their innings. He raced to his fifty off just 15 deliveries, which is the fastest fifty ever for any Delhi Capitals batter, also this is the thrid fastest half-century in the history of IPL. This is also the fastest fifty of the season bettering Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head's 16 ball fifties respectively. Jake Fraser-McGurk scored 65 off just 18 deliveries at a strike rate of 361.11 with the help of 7 sixes and 5 boundaries.
However, his side was shy off 67 runs infront of SRH but he entertained his home audience with his blitzkrieg innings. Delhi Capitals have been downed to number 7 after this defeat, while SRH have risen to number second position with this dominating victory.
Delhi Capitals have Gujrat Titans in their next match on Wednesday (24th April). While Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Royal Challengers Bangaluru on Thursday (25th April).