Sarfaraz Khan Makes IPL History, Sets New Batting Record For Longest Gap Between Fifties
Sarfaraz Khan Makes IPL History With Powerplay Fifty At No. 4
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News18•05-04-2026, 22:55
Sarfaraz Khan Makes IPL History With Powerplay Fifty At No. 4
•Sarfaraz Khan became the first batter in IPL history to score a fifty in the powerplay while batting at No. 4 or lower.
•He achieved this milestone against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Chinnaswamy, scoring a half-century at a strike rate over 200.
•This was Sarfaraz's second IPL fifty, coming after 2,556 days since his first in 2019, making him joint-second for the longest gap between two IPL fifties.
•His knock helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) recover from a shaky start of 30/3 to 77/3 in 19 balls.
•RCB had posted a record total of 250/3, powered by Tim David, Rajat Patidar, and Devdutt Padikkal.