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'Dhaga khol dia bhai' - Fans go berserk as Ajiknya Rahane scores fastest fifty of IPL 2023

Ajinkya Rahane marked his arrival for Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing season of the IPL by scoring the fastest half-century of the season.

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Ajinkya Rahane marked his arrival for Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League by scoring the fastest half-century of the season against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium. Chasing 158 runs against MI, CSK lost Devon Conway for a duck in the very first over of the innings. After that, Rahane took the charge and smashed a half-century in just 19 balls.

The 34-year-old got out after scoring 61 runs off just 27 balls hitting seven fours and three sixes. Rahane ended up giving a catch to Suryakumar Yadav trying to take on Piyush Chawla. He also put up a partnership of 82 runs with Ruturaj Gaikwad for the second wicket, putting CSK in a commendable position against MI.

Batting first, after losing the toss, MI were looking for a big start as the skipper Rohit Sharma (21 off 13) and Ishan Kishan added 38 runs for the first wicket in four overs, before Rohit gets bowled by Tushar Deshpande on a good length delivery by the pacer.

After that, Kishan also lost his wicket while taking on Ravindra Jadeja on the fourth ball of the seventh over, but ended up giving a catch to Dwaine Pretorius at long-on. The wicketkeeper batter got out after scoring 32 runs off 21 ball including five boundaries. Suryakumar was also seen struggling with his poor form and was caught behind by the CSK skipper MS Dhoni in the eighth over by Mitchell Santner.

Jadeja took 3 wickets as Mumbai were restricted at 157 for 7

After that, Jadeja struck again and took a splendid catch of Cameron Green on his own delivery in the ninth over, and went on to dismiss the inform batter Tilak Verma in the 13th over. The left-arm spinner scalped 3 wickets while conceding 20 runs in his four overs.

Tim David showed some big hits before getting out on 31 off 22 balls with four and two sixes. Hrithik Shokeen remained unbeaten on 18 off 13 as MI put a total of 157 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Apart from Jadeja, Tushar Deshpande and Mitchell Santner took 2-2 wickets each, while Sisanda Magala put 1 in his bag.

Here's a look at how fans reacted to Rahane hitting the fastest fifty in IPL 2023:

 

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