Indian Premier League, famously known as IPL is one of the most exciting and popular cricket leagues of the world. IPL is a twenty overs league consisting of 10 teams which compete for the premium silverware every season. This time the cricketing action is ecstatic like never before by the inclusion of two new teams in the action.
IPL is one of the key leagues where many players are discovered and those young players get a chance to showcase their skills and talent to the world and also paves way for their selection in national teams. So in this article we will see the top 5 youngest players who scored 50 runs in IPL and introduced themselves to the world through the same.
5. Ishan Kishan (18 Years 299 days):
Popularly referred as Pocket dynamo by the fans and team-mates, Ishan Kishan is the most expensive player of this season and has been roped by Mumbai Indians for a whopping 15.25 crores.
Ishan Kishan is a left handed wicket keeper batsman hailing from Jharkhand, and has led India u-19 in world cup 2106 to runner ups against Bangladesh in the finals.
Ishan Kishan was bought by Gujarat Lions in 2016 auction for a price of 35 lakh after his attacking approach in domestic cricket caught the attention of the team. But he had a horrible season with the team and then was dropped by Mumbai Indians in 2018 from where he was recognised by world cricket for his attacking approach. He smashed his first fifty for Mumbai Indians against Sunrisers Hyderabad in which he scored 61 in just 40 balls at a strike rate of 152.50 and helped the Mumbai team to win by 4 wickets and he was just 18yrs 299 days old when he hit his first 50.
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4. Rishabh Pant (18 Years and 212 days):
Rishabh Pant, the present captain of Delhi Capitals team is one of the most prominent and upcoming stars of Indian cricket known for his aggressive shot selection and impressive performances in ipl and Australia Test series. Rishabh Pant was born in Haridwar and played for Delhi in his initial days in domestic cricket. He is a left handed wicket keeper batsman who made his entry to international cricket from u19 world cup with his special knock of 75 runs from just 24 balls. Followed by this he was drafted by Delhi Daredevils and then onwards has made his spot permanent by his performances.
Rishabh Pant has hit his first half century at a very young of just 18 Years and 212 days against Royal Challengers Bangalore by smashing 57 runs of 36 balls which included 3 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 158.33 and almost single handedly bought the team back into contest but couldn't help it cross the victory line and delhi was defeated by 15 runs.
3. Prithvi Shaw (18 Years 189 days):
Prithvi Shaw is now a prominent and most aggressive opener for the Delhi Capitals team and provides a perfect start to the team in the powerplay with his superb shot selection and perfect placement of the ball. Prithvi Shaw is right handed opening batsman from Maharashtra who currently plays for Delhi team in IPL. He made his mark in cricketing world at the very young age of 14 Years by scoring 546 runs of 330 balls in the Harris Shield tournament.
Later he was roped by Delhi in 2018 for 1.2 Crores where he impressed the selectors with 245 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 156. In his very first IPL match he scored a 22 runs from 10 balls and got his first half century in the very second match against Kolkata Knight Riders by scoring 62 off 44 balls at a strike rate of 140.91 at a very young age of 18 Years and 189 days.
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2. Sanju Samson (18 Years 169 days):
Sanju Samson, a fine wicket keeper batsman and the present skipper of Rajasthan Royals which is performing very well in this season of IPL. He hails from Kerala and made his first class cricket so action filled that he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 but didn't get even a single game. In the very next season he was picked up by Rajasthan Royals and his consistent performance has led him to where he is now and now he is one of the key assets of the franchise.
He scored his first fifty against Royal Challengers Bangalore where they posted 171 runs and Samson held the fort in the innings and smashed 63 off 41 balls with a blistering knock consisting of 7 fours and 2 sixes and helped royals cross the victory line with one ball remaining and this fifty was fired when he was just 18 years and 169 days old and introduced him to the world.
1. Riyan Parag (17 Years and 175 days):
Riyan Parag, one of the best finishers for Rajasthan Royals team in this season of IPL. Riyan Parag is basically from Assam and plays domestic cricket for the same team. He is an all rounder who bats right handedly and bowls leg break and was already a world cup medalist at the age of 16. He was picked up by Rajasthan Royals in 2019 after his successful stints in world cup and domestic cricket as well. In the knocks he played he has shown that he has the temperament to play in IPL even though he is raw and could be groomed well for the future in the very first season.
In his match against Delhi he hit his very first half century by scoring 50 off 49 balls against Delhi at a strike rate of 102 and was the sole warrior and helped Rajasthan post a total of 116, but Delhi won the game in 16.1 overs by 5 wickets, but Riyan Parag became the youngest player in the history of IPL to score half century at the age of 17 Years and 175 days and the record is still unbeaten.
This season of IPL is scillinating and has lots of exciting matches and let's see if anybody breaks these records.
