‘Unbelievable’- fans go crazy as Moeen Ali scores the fastest fifty for Chennai in the Indian T20 League
Moeen Ali: (Image Source: BCCI/IPL)
English cricketer, Moeen Ali wreaked havoc with the bat for Chennai in the ongoing game against Rajasthan on Friday at Brabourne Stadium. He scored the fastest fifty for Chennai in the history of the Indian T20 League, achieving the feat in just 19 balls. Earlier, MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first.
Chennai didn’t make a great start to their innings as Ruturaj Gaikwad got out on the last ball of the very first over. Coming in at number three, Moeen Ali didn’t make any runs in his first four balls and Chennai had scored 15 runs in the first 3 overs.
However, Moeen Ali then changed the momentum as he smashed Prasidh Krishna for 3 fours and 1 six in the 4th over. In the next over, he hammered Ravichandra Ashwin for 3 consecutive fours and 4 fours in a row to Trent Boult in the 6th over. Thanks to Moeen Ali’s sensational ball-striking, Chennai had scored 75 runs at the end of the power play. Moeen Ali scored his fifty in just 19 deliveries- the second fastest fifty this season.
The English cricketer kept scoring boundaries all around the ground. Ali didn’t try to overhit and only played cricketing shots. Chennai, however, lost wickets at short intervals after power play. Devon Conway (16 off 14) and N Jagadeesan (1 off 4) went back to the hut 8th and 9th over and Ambati also followed them in the 11th over.
Regular wickets after the powerplay didn’t help as Chennai lost the plot after the power play. However, Moeen Ali is still at the crease and he needs to stay till the end if Chennai ought to post a big score on the board.
Nevertheless, the fans were in awe of Moeen Ali’s sensational knock against Rajasthan. A lot of them took to Twitter to hail the English cricketer. Here’s a look at some of the best reactions.
Moeen Ali off Trent Boult – 6,4,4,4,4,4. Unbelievable stuff by Moeen.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 20, 2022
Fastest fifty for CSK in IPL: Raina from 16 balls and Moeen Ali from 19 balls.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 20, 2022
Moeen Ali such a gentle hitter of the ball. He doesn't want to hurt the ball, but bowler.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 20, 2022
Moeen Ali choosing which ball to hit pic.twitter.com/Biz0xG1VwK
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) May 20, 2022
Moeen Ali sent us on Mars, Jagadeeshan brought us back. #IPL
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) May 20, 2022
Where was this Moeen Ali, CSK missed this start badly?
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/robin_rounder/status/1527657334872256512
Saw so many effortless sixes from Rohit, Sanju Samson and many such gifted players over the years. But none are better than what Moeen Ali is doing today. Beautiful and extraordinary. @Fancricket12
— Anish Kumar Sahoo (@Anishkumarsahoo) May 20, 2022
CSK finish the powerplay on 75/1 after scoring 3 in their first 2 overs. Unbelievable batting by Moeen Ali, Rajasthan shellshocked here.#RRvCSK #IPL2022
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) May 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/ComeOnCricket/status/1527657641719508993
At the time of writing, Chennai are at 108 for 4 after 13 overs. Moeen Ali and MS Dhoni are unbeaten on 76(37) and 6(11) respectively.
