A batter who can score big and can briskly change the scoring rates for any team, among the most talked about young batters in the One Day Cup is Ashutosh Sharma.
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The clean-up job of Ashutosh Sharma courtesy of Bhuvneshwar Kumar happened on the fifth ball of the 17th over during DC’s innings against RCB.
It was the penultimate over of Delhi’s batting innings when Ishant and Ashutosh were seen confronting each other verbally.
With Ashutosh Sharma and Mukesh Kumar coming from either side to attempt for a catch, mistimed it and collided.
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After taking his team home against LSG, Ashutosh was seen celebrating in a switch-hit style inspired by his team’s mentor Kevin Pietersen.
Following the scintillating success, DC head coach Hemang Badani showered praise on his team for superb performance in their maiden IPL 2025 game.
Ashutosh entered the match as Impact Player and stood tall with his unbeaten 66 off 31 to deliver the game in DC’s favour.
Ashutosh Sharma made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings last year when Shilkhar Dhawan was captain of the franchise.
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For the unversed, DC captain, Axar Patel won the toss and invited the Rishabh Pant-led side to put the target on the board.
Sharma played a blistering 28-ball 61 with two fours and seven sixes at an impressive strike rate of 217.86.
Ashutosh reached his half-century in just 11 balls and recorded the fastest half-century by an Indian player in the shortest format of the game.