IPL 2025: "This will be remembered for ages.." Twitter reacts to Romario Shepherd's 14-ball fifty in RCB vs CSK clash

Romario Shepherd smashed 53 runs off 14 balls against CSK.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are hosting Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 52nd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Saturday, May 4. The RCB vs CSK encounter is currently underway at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB lower-order batter Romario Shepherd slammed a quickfire half-century in the match.

Batting at No.7, Shepherd slammed an unbeaten 53 runs off just 14 deliveries during his innings to drive RCB to a mammoth total. The bowling all-rounder slammed four boundaries and six sixes during his knock at a strike rate of 378.5. He sent the home crowd into frenzy with his fabulous finish to RCB’s batting.

RCB reached a powerful total of 213/5 batting first. Earlier, CSK skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to field first. Jacob Bethell (55) and Virat Kohli (62) gave a fabulous start to the batting. RCB lost a few batters cheaply in the middle. Matheesha Pathirana captured the most three wickets for the visitors. Noor Ahmad and Sam Curran got one scalp each.

Romario Shepherd equals record for joint-fastest fifty in IPL

With his quickfire knock, Shepherd has also registered the record for the fastest fifty by a RCB batter and overall second joint fastest fifty in the IPL. His 14-ball fifty stands just behind Yashasvi Jaiswal, who holds the record with a 13-ball fifty.

Following Shepherd’s innings RCB fans went crazy and shared numerous tweets on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). His name became a top trending topic on the micro-blogging platform. Have a look at some of the tweets below.

Top four fastest fifties in the IPL:

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) – 13 balls vs KKR, IPL 20232. KL Rahul (PBKS) – 14 balls vs DC, IPL 20183. Pat Cummins (KKR) – 14 balls vs MI, IPL 20224. Romario Shepherd (RCB) – 14 balls vs CSK, IPL 2025

Meanwhile, the RCB all-rounder has played four games for RCB in the season but got an opportunity to bat for the first time in the RCB vs CSK clash.

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