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In the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on May 3 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, RCB set a formidable total of 213/5 in their 20 overs. Virat Kohli led the charge with a blistering 62 off 33 balls, including five sixes and five fours. Jacob Bethell contributed 55 runs off 33 balls. But the highlight of RCB’s innings was Romario Shepherd’s knock. Romario Shepherd provided a late surge with an unbeaten 53 off just 14 deliveries, marking one of the fastest fifties in IPL history.
Shepherd entered the fray at 157/5 in the 18th over and unleashed a ferocious assault on CSK's bowlers. He reached his half-century in just 14 balls, marking the fastest fifty of IPL 2025 and the joint second-fastest in IPL history, trailing only Yashasvi Jaiswal's 13-ball fifty. His unbeaten 53 off 14 deliveries included four boundaries and six towering sixes. Notably, Shepherd plundered 33 runs in the 19th over bowled by Khaleel Ahmed, equaling the record for the most expensive over in IPL 2025.
Romario Shepherd finished his innings at strike-rate of 378.57
He continued the onslaught in the final over against Matheesha Pathirana, adding 21 more runs. In total, RCB amassed 54 runs in the last two overs, with Shepherd contributing 52 of them. Here’s a look at some of the best reactions to Romario Shepherd’s cracking half-century:
It will be interesting to see whether CSK manages to chase down this big score succesfully in the second innings.
