Absolute madness! 'Monster' Romario Shepherd unleashed 14-ball 53 to power RCB past 200

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got off to a perfect start, scoring 71 runs in the Powerplay against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). However, CSK's spinners managed to slow things down in the middle overs as RCB lost 5 wickets. But toward the end, RCB batter Romario Shepherd unleashed absolute carnage.

It almost felt like he had just walked in when he smashed a stunning 53 off just 14 balls, powering RCB to a total of 213 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Interestingly, his batting partner Tim David ¡ª known for his explosive hitting in recent games ¡ª faced only 3 balls and scored just 2 runs.

Fastest 50 in IPL History (by balls faced):

13 balls ¨C Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) vs KKR, 2023

14 balls ¨C KL Rahul (PBKS) vs DC, 2018

14 balls ¨C Pat Cummins (KKR) vs MI, 2022

14 balls ¨C Romario Shepherd (RCB) vs CSK, 2025*

Khaleel Ahmed and Matheesha Pathirana faced the heat

It was in the final two overs that Romario Shepherd went all guns blazing. Khaleel Ahmed was taken apart for 33 runs, with Shepherd smashing: 6, 6, 4, 6, 6 (no-ball), 0, 4 ¡ª making it the most expensive over of the season. Against Pathirana, Shepherd continued the assault with 4, 0, 4, 6, 6 ¡ª bringing up his fifty and powering RCB to 213 runs.

Fans react

Soon after the smashing came to an end, fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to praise the 'monster' innings played by the batter. Some even called it 'absolute madness'.

One said, "A half-century off just 14 balls for Romario Shepherd. The fastest this season. This has been an impactful knock from the West Indies all-rounder.!"

A half-century off just 14 balls for Romario Shepherd. The fastest this season. This has been an impactful knock from the West Indies all-rounder.!

¡ª Dr.Sakthi???? (@sakthibalu_twtz) May 3, 2025

Another said, "Madness of Romario Shepherd"

Madness of Romario Shepherd ?

¡ª DheEMaD (@DheEMaD_18) May 3, 2025

One wrote, "ROMARIO SHEPHERD - YOU ABSOLUTE MONSTER...!!!"

ROMARIO SHEPHERD - YOU ABSOLUTE MONSTER...!!! ?

- 53* (14) WITH 4 FOURS AND 6 SIXES. TOTALLY CHANGED THE GAME FOR RCB. ? pic.twitter.com/VWW8R1eSSu

¡ª Dipak Singh (@DipakSingh79792) May 3, 2025

Another added, "Insane innings from Romario Shepherd".

Insane innings from Romario Shepherd.

¡ª James (@jgraver7) May 3, 2025

Teams

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Jacob Bethell, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal
Impact Subs: Suyash Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Swapnil Singh

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shaik Rasheed, Ayush Mhatre, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Dewald Brevis, Deepak Hooda, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Jamie Overton

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