IPL 2023, RCB vs LSG: Watch Nicholas Pooran Smash Fastest Fifty of the Game

IPL 2023, RCB vs LSG: Lucknow Super Giants’ explosive batter Nicholas Pooran has been in the sublime form right from the beginning of the IPL 2023. In the RCB vs LSG Game on April 10, Nicholas Pooran smashed the fastest fifty of IPL 2023 as the LSG batter took only 15 deliveries to reach the 50-run mark.

Lucknow Super Giants franchise bought Nicholas Pooran ahead of the IPL 2023 edition for a whopping INR 16 crore. The Kl Rahul-led franchise lacked a seasoned finisher who could score big in the death overs and hence they aggressively went behind him in the IPL 2023 auction.

The explosive batter delivered what was expected of him in the RCB vs LSG game as he took on each and every Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler. Initially, Marcus Stoinis changed the course of the game with some brutal hitting and after his dismissal, it was a one-man show from Nicholas Pooran.

IPL 2023, RCB vs LSG: Nicholas Pooran scores the fastest fifty as LSG edge past RCB in the nail-biting thriller

Leg spinner Karn Sharma dismissed dangerous-looking Marcus Stoinis in the 11th over of RCB innings after he had scored a 30-ball 65. Lucknow Super Giants needed 114 runs off just 56 deliveries as Nicholas Pooran came to bat after the dismissal of Marcus Stoinis.

The LSG batter made his intentions pretty clear as he smashed a six just on the second delivery he faced. In the next over of Karn Sharma, Nicholas Pooran hit two consecutive maximums and took the LSG total to 136-5.

The game turned on its head when Nicholas Pooran took on RCB death specialist Harshal Patel in the 14th over of the LSG innings. He hit a couple of sixes and a four and got his side 18 crucial runs and brought the RCB to the think tank under immense pressure as they brought their finest bowler Wayne Parnell into the attack.

Wayne Parnell had a scalped couple of wickets. He came in to get rid of explosive Pooran but Pooran made 17 runs off him. Nicholas Pooran hit the fastest fifty of IPL 2023 and eventually scored 62 runs off just 19 deliveries. However, Mohammed Siraj dismissed him later.