Jake Fraser-McGurk smashes fastest fifty for Delhi Capitals, breaks former South African cricketer’s 8-year-old record

Delhi Capitals (DC) explosive top-order batter Jake Fraser-McGurk etched his name on Indian Premier League (IPL) record books with his 65-run knock against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Fraser-McGurk broke the record for fastest fifty for Delhi-based franchise. He reached his half-century from just 15 balls. 
 

The previous record belonged to former South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris. He scored a 17-ball half-century against now-defunct Gujarat Lions in IPL 2016.
 

Fraser-McGurk also registered the fastest half-century of the season. SRH openers Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head have scored 16-ball half-centuries in the ongoing edition. Head did it against DC whereas Abhishek achieved it against Mumbai Indians (MI).

The 22-year-old walked out to bat in the first over after Prithvi Shaw departed for a five-ball 16. He hit his first four off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the second over. After David Warner departed for just a single, the youngster went berserk. He whacked Washington Sundar for three sixes and as many fours in the third over. He reached his half-century with a six off Mayank Markande in the seventh over. 

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He hit two more sixes in the over before getting dismissed. Heinrich Klaasen took an easy catch as the young Australian top-edged one. He departed when DC were 109/3 from seven overs in the mammoth run chase of 267 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.
 

Blessing in disguise for DC

The young batter was picked as a replacement for an injured Lungi Ngidi. He He has scored 140 runs from three innings. He scored a half-century on debut against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). 
 

In the previous clash, he opened the innings in Warner's absence and impressed DC's Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly with a first-ball six in the run chase.
 

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