Sunil Narine once again proved his hitting skills as he smashed a half-century in the game against RCB.
He hit 50 off 19 deliveries that included 4 boundaries and five huge sixes. He is now the only player in IPL to score a half-century within 17 balls twice.
Chasing a target of 177, Sunil Narine opened the innings with Chris Lynn and started hitting the ball to every corner of the stadium since his arrival at the crease. Umesh Yadav dismissed him by his low full toss delivery and put curtains on his blitz.
Indian recent sensation Washington Sundar and Chris woakes recorded costly figures due to his incredible knock.
The audience has witnessed two blistering half-centuries in the second day of IPL-11, the fastest one by KL Rahul and the latter one by Narine.
However, the credit should be given to Gautam Gambhir for introducing Narine as an opener in the shorter format of the game and proving his mettle as a trustworthy all-rounder.
This is how Twitter reacted to his scintillating knock.
4⃣6⃣1⃣0⃣1⃣1⃣0⃣6⃣4⃣4⃣0⃣6⃣0⃣4⃣6⃣6⃣1⃣
That's Sunil Narine for you, brings up his 50 off 17 balls
KKR off to a blazing start #KKRvRCB #IPL #IPL11 #IPL2018 #KKR #RCB
— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) April 8, 2018
KKR have got off to a flyer courtesy Sunil Narine who has his fifty in 17 balls.
A strong fightback is what we require here. #KKR – 65/1 in 5 overs#PlayBold #KKRvRCB #RCB— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 8, 2018
Fastest fifties in the IPL:
14 balls – KL RAHUL v DD, Today
15 balls – Yusuf Pathan v SRH, 2014
15 balls – Sunil Narine v RCB, 2017#IPL2018 #KXIPvDD— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) April 8, 2018
Sunil Narine becomes first player to score half century less than 17 balls twice in IPL history and both came against RCB….
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) April 8, 2018
14 Balls Half-century In Evening By KL Rahul And Now 17 Ball Half-century By Sunil Narine. And #Pakistanis Are Saying #IPL Is So Boring. 🤪😂🙏#KKRvRCB #KKRvsRCB
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) April 8, 2018
Sunil Narine is the true Mad Max of T20 cricket, others are impostors or just in name…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 8, 2018
Gautam Gambhir should be given Nobel prize for discovering an opener in Sunil Narine.#RCBvKKR
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s) April 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/Ramlalla_nk/status/983024034399973376?s=20
https://twitter.com/iamsrk_brk/status/983025146670780417?s=20
Sunil Narine opened for Melbourne Renegades for the first time and that was a masterstroke!#KKRvRCB https://t.co/jo0Sw7EZpH
— Nikhil Mane 🏏🇦🇺 (@nikhiltait) April 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/tushartweets13/status/983023108448706561?s=20
Almost a Gayle like simplicity to Sunil Narine's hitting – stand up and swat.#KKRVSRCB
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) April 8, 2018
Sunil Narine nails only one team, yours truly, RCB!
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 8, 2018
