The match between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants is underway at the Narendra Modi Stadium. GT, batting first, got off to a flier as they put 145 on the board in just 12 overs before losing their first wicket.
Wriddhiman Saha stunned everyone with his aggressive approach, as the keeper-batter completed his first fifty of the season in 20 balls. After the knock, Saha broke a plethora of records.
It was the 2nd time that Saha scored a fifty within the powerplay, and he levelled KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers’ feat in the IPL, who also have two fifties. Overall, Saha has the 3rd most 50+ scores in IPL powerplays. Here is the complete list of most fifty-plus scores in IPL within the first six overs.
- 6 – David Warner
- 3 – Chris Gayle
- 3 – Jos Buttler
- 2 – KL Rahul
- 2 – Sunil Narine
- 2 – Kyle Mayers
- 2 – Wriddhiman Saha
The 38-year-old, along with Shubman Gill, put the highest powerplay total for Gujarat in IPL and also stitched a 142 runs stand, which is their highest partnership for any wicket in IPL.
Saha scored 81(43), which included four sixes and ten fours. In this edition, Wriddhiman has scored 273 runs in 11 games.
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