Shepherd’s carnage made Khaleel's over the most expensive one of the ongoing IPL.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Romario Shepherd launched a brutal assault on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Khaleel Ahmed during their IPL 2025 clash at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday (May 3).
Shepherd walked out to bat with RCB looking for an explosive finish, and the Caribbean cricketer didn’t disappoint the local fans. He was particularly severe against Khaleel, smashing the left-arm quick for 33 runs in the penultimate over en route to a dazzling 14-ball half-century.
Shepherd’s carnage made Khaleel's over the most expensive one of the ongoing IPL, surpassing the 30 runs conceded by Karim Janat against Vaibhav Suryavanshi earlier in the season.
While facing Khaleel, Shepherd slammed four sixes and a couple boundaries. As a result, CSK’s strike fast bowler returned with the figures of 0/65 in his three overs.
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Romario Shepherd returned with 53 not out off 14 balls (4 fours and 6 sixes) while Virat Kohli (62 off 33 balls) and Jacob Bethell (55 off 33 balls) set the tone with scintillating half-centuries, helping RCB rack up a mammoth 213/5 on the board.