Jason Roy of Kolkata Knight Riders smashed the joint second-fastest fifty of IPL 2023 against Chennai Super Kings at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Roy raised his fifty off 19 balls with a four off Matheesha Pathirana in the 14th over. Nicholas Pooran’s 15-ball fifty against Royal Challengers Bangalore is the fastest of the season. Ajinkya Rahane of Chennai Super Kings is the other batter to have scored a 19-ball fifty in this edition of the IPL.
Earlier in the match, Shivam Dube slammed a 20-ball half-century while Rahane scored his fifty off 24 balls.
Roy last played in the IPL in 2021 for Sunrisers Hyderabad and scored 150 runs in five matches. The 32-year-old has played 64 T20Is for England, scoring 1522 runs at a strike rate of 137.61.
KKR signed the Englishman for Rs. 2.8 crore for this season of the IPL. Roy’s base price was Rs. 1.5 crore.
FASTEST FIFTIES OF IPL 2023
| Position | Batter | Balls | Opponent | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Nicholas Pooran (LSG) | 15 | RCB | Bengaluru | April 10 |
| 2 | Jason Roy (KKR) | 19 | CSK | Kolkata | April 23 |
| 2 | Ajinkya Rahane (CSK) | 19 | CSK | Mumbai | April 08 |
| 3 | Shardul Thakur (KKR) | 20 | RCB | Kolkata | April 06 |
| 4 | Vijay Shankar (GT) | 21 | KKR | Ahmedabad | April 09 |
| 5 | Kyle Mayers (LSG) | 21 | CSK | Chennai | April 03 |
