Priyansh Arya in IPL 2025 vs CSK (Source: AP Photos)
Priyansh Arya, the 24 year-old youngster grabbed eyeballs in DPL 2024 with his effortless hitting and there has been lot of excitement around the youngster since then. He has been bought by Punjab Kings for IPL 2025 and started off the season with a swashbuckling 47.
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Now, in the game against CSK, he has done even better and has smahsed his maiden fifty off just 19 balls, the second fastest in IPL 2025. He surpassed Travis Head who scored a fifty of 21 balls against RR and now only Nicholas Pooran is ahead of him with 18-ball fifty against SRH earlier in the season.
Along with Travis Head, the likes of Mitchell Marsh, Nitish Rana and Nicholas Pooran have also hit fifties of just 21 balls. Priyansh Arya came out with intent right from the onset and smashed a six off the very first ball of the match. He kept going for the shots, despite wickets falling at the other end and took CSK bowlers apart.
Fastest 50s in IPL 2025:
Player | Balls Faced |
Nicholas Pooran | 18 |
Priyansh Arya | 19 |
Travis Head | 21 |
Mitchell Marsh | 21 |
Nitish Rana | 21 |
Priyansh Arya's onslaught would go down as one of the finest IPL knocks, and he ended up hitting a century off just 39 balls. It is the fastest century by an uncapped player in the history of IPL, and Punjab Kings have surely unearthed a special talent.