IPL 2026, Nicholas Pooran 2nd Fastest Fifty: Lucknow Super Giants’ star batsman Nicholas Puran created history by scoring a fifty in the 47th league match of IPL 2026 against Mumbai Indians. Puran completed his half-century in just 16 balls. With this he has become the second fastest batsman for Lucknow to score a half-century. The interesting thing is that Puran broke his own record. By the time he reached the 50-run mark, Puran had hit 7 sixes and 1 four.

Let us tell you that the record of scoring four fastest fifties for Lucknow is in the name of Puran. Puran is also at number one in terms of scoring the fastest fifty. He completed the fastest half-century for the franchise in 15 balls. Today he did wonders against Mumbai in 16 balls.

1⃣6⃣- ball FIFTY

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His first of this season

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Batsman who scored the fastest fifty for LSG

15 balls- Nicholas Pooran vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2023
16 balls- Nicholas Pooran vs MI, Wankhede, 2026*
18 Ball- Nicholas Pooran vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2025
19 Ball- Nicholas Pooran vs MI, Wankhede, 2024
20 balls- Kyle Mayers vs PBKS, Mohali, 2023
20 balls- Nicholas Pooran vs DC, Delhi, 2024.

Played a brilliant inning of 63 runs

In the match, Puran played an inning of 63 runs in 21 balls with the help of 1 four and 8 sixes. During this period his strike rate was 300 i.e. Puran scored 3 runs in every ball during his innings. This innings of Puran, who came at number three, obviously gave a good start to Lucknow.

Nicholas Pooran’s IPL career

Talking about Puran’s IPL career, till now he has played 99 matches in the tournament. Batting in 96 innings of these matches, Puran has scored 2438 runs at an average of 32.07 and strike rate of 164.84. During this period, he has scored 15 half-centuries, in which the high score was 87* runs.

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