Stats: Yashasvi Jaiswal smashes Nitish Rana for 26 runs in joint second-most dear first over in IPL historical past

Fit 56 of IPL 2023 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, Might 11 was once been an action-packed come across as Yuzvendra Chahal scripted historical past by way of changing into the perfect wicket-taker in IPL within the first innings. The information endured to tumble in the second one innings as smartly, as Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the second-most choice of runs within the first over in IPL historical past. The 21-year-old took Nitish Rana to the cleaners and whacked him for 26 runs within the first over.

Protecting 149, the KKR captain began the lawsuits with the ball, then again, the transfer backfired because the in-form younger sensation stamped his authority in opposition to Rana at the first ball of the innings, coming down the monitor and smashing him over lengthy on for a most.

The second one ball was once additionally given the similar remedy as Jaiswal slog-swept it over deep-backward sq. leg for any other most and made his intentions transparent. He additional smacked consecutive fours at the 3rd and fourth supply and took a double at the 5th ball which made Rana breathe simple. However the opener gave no respite to the KKR captain and picked up any other boundary at the ultimate ball of the over. 

Jaiswal endured his onslaught in the second one over as smartly and clobbered Harshit Rana for a 4 and a six at the 5th and 6th supply respectively. The Uttar Pradesh-born batter confirmed no indicators of forestalling and went on to attain a hattrick of fours within the 3rd over to deliver up the quickest fifty within the historical past of IPL.

Maximum runs scored within the first over of an IPL innings

27/0 – RCB vs MI, Chennai, 2011 (Extras: 7)
26/0 – RR vs KKR, Kolkata, 2023
26/0 – KKR vs MI, Kolkata, 2013 (Extras: 1)
25/0 – DC vs KKR, Ahmedabad, 2021 (Extras:1)