It was billed as a tense do-or-die battle between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) before a 21-year-old decided to turn it into his own brilliant show. By the time Yashasvi Jaiswal had finished on Thursday night, the entertainment he provided had supporters of even the home side rising to applaud.

The Mumbai youngster’s unbeaten 98 off 47 balls wasn’t just breathtakingly beautiful, but had a ferocity that has accompanied all his outings in IPL-16. On a slow wicket at the Eden Gardens, where stroke-making was difficult, Jaiswal completed his fifty in just 13 deliveries—the fastest in IPL history. He would go on to hit five sixes and 12 boundaries.