DC vs SRH 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk slams third fastest 50 in IPL history, breaks Travis Head’s record in same match
DC vs SRH 2024:Â Chasing a massive target of 267 runs at the pitch of Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi, the Delhi Capitals began their innings in Sunrisers Hyderabad style as opener Prithvi Shaw and batter Jake Fraser-McGurk displayed some fireworks to make the game more exciting. Young Jake Fraser-McGurk broke his Australia senior Travis Head’s record in the same match as the DC batter slammed his half-century in just 15 balls, making it the third fastest in the history of IPL and fastest for IPL 2024.
Jake Fraser-McGurk of Delhi Capital reached his fifty in just 15 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad to record the fastest IPL 2024 fifty. McGurk got out on 65 runs off 18 balls during which he hit seven sixes and five fours.
Fraser-McGurk reached the record in the same match where Travis head of Sunrisers Hyderabad hit a 16-ball fifty earlier.
Head equalled his own teammate, Abhishek Sharma’s record which came in SRH’s match against Mumbai Indians earlier this season.
Head was dismissed at 89 after facing just 32 deliveries.
Here’s the list of the fastest fifties recorded in IPL 2024 so far:
- Jake Fraser-McGurk – 15 balls vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Travis Head – 16 balls vs Delhi Capitals
- Abhishek Sharma – 16 balls vs Mumbai Indians
- Suryakumar Yadav – 17 balls vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Travis Head – 18 balls vs Mumbai Indians
Fraser-McGurk’s innings included seven sixes and five fours as he ended on 65 off just 18 balls. However, he was most brutal against SRH Washington Sundar in the third over which went for 30 runs.  Fraser-McGurk hit 4, 4, 6, 4, 6, 6 as DC cruised in chase.
Fastest Fifties in IPL HISTORY
- YASHASVI JAISWAL – 13 BALLS FOR Rajasthan Royals VS Kolkata knight Riders, 2023
- Kl Rahul- 14 balls for King xi Punjab(now Punjab kings ) VS Delhi Capitals, 2018
- Part Cummins- 14 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders VS Mumbai Indians, 2022
- Jake Fraser- McGurk – 15 balls for Delhi Capitals VS Sunrisers Hyderabad, 2024
