IPL 2023: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal and a record-breaking Royals night at Eden Gardens

Records are made to be broken, they say. On a Thursday evening at the Eden Gardens, not one but two hard-to-break Indian Premier League records were broken on an incredible night for Rajasthan Royals.

First, Yuzvendra Chahal surpassed Dwayne Bravo to become the leading wicket-taker in the history of the IPL. Then, Yashasvi Jaiswal hit the fastest fifty in the history of the tournament. The result, you ask? A massive nine-wicket victory for Rajasthan Royals over home side Kolkata Knight Riders with a whopping 41 balls to spare.

Jaiswal’s night out

“Jaiswal, chhodna nahi hai beta. Karte rehna hai. Don’t stop, son. You have to keep doing it.”

That’s is what Robin Uthappa had advised to young Yashasvi Jaiswal, who appears to be in the form of his life this year. After a solid domestic season, he has lit up the IPL having scored 575 runs in 12 matches at an impressive average of 52.27 and a superb strike rate of 167.15.

Jaiswal came very close to achieving Yuvraj Singh’s most iconic display of intent – the 12-ball fifty from 2007. He hit the fastest fifty in just 13 balls, as Rajasthan Royals hammered Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets. Jaiswal’s astonishing innings was the joint-second fastest in T20 history after Singh clubbed a half century...

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