IPL 2022: Robin Uthappa hits 38 runs in 9 balls, leaves Shane Watson behind

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Updated: Thursday, March 31, 2022, 21:12 [IST]

Mumbai . In the 7th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Chennai Super Kings opener Robin Uthappa’s Lucknow Super Joints got havoc. Lucknow captain KL Rahul won the toss and elected to bowl but Uthappa played a stellar role to help Chennai score a big total in the powerplay. Ruturaj Gaikwad was run out for 1 but then Uthappa hit the joint-fastest half-century of the season, as well as surpassing Shane Watson in a special case.

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Uthappa scored 50 runs in just 25 balls. Prior to him, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has scored a fifty in 25 balls in the same season. Uthappa’s innings included 8 fours and 1 six. Overall, he took 38 runs in 9 balls through the boundary. Uthappa played brilliant shots all around, but he was bowled by Ravi Bishvoi in the third ball of the 8th over. He went to the pavilion after scoring 50 runs in 27 balls.

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Watson left behind
With this fifty, Uthappa has overtaken Watson to score the most fifties in IPL history. Uthappa has scored 26 fifties in 195 matches. Watson has scored 25 half-centuries in 145 matches. Now Uthappa has moved to the 11th position in the list of most fifties in IPL history. At present, David Warner is in the first place, who has scored 54 half-centuries in IPL history.

Let us tell you that Uthappa has been playing in IPL continuously since 2008. He has scored 4800 runs in 195 matches played so far at an average of 28.07. Prior to the Chennai team, Uthappa has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Pune Warriors, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.



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