Sarfaraz Khan sends message to IPL teams with push-ups celebration after Mumbai’s fastest-ever fifty

Sarfaraz Khan made sure his message reached every IPL team, and he did it in the most eye-catching way possible on Tuesday, December 16. Sarfaraz Khan played a stunning knock for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, and his celebration took social media by storm.

Sarfaraz played a breathtaking innings against Rajasthan in a Group B match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, as he raced to a half-century in just 15 balls in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 clash on Tuesday.

Sarfaraz Khan’s celebration after a 15-ball fifty goes viral before the IPL 2026 Auction

The Indian batter attacked from the very start, showing his full hitting range and sending the ball to all parts of the ground. Sarfaraz played a remarkable knock of 73 runs off 22 balls laced with six boundaries and seven sixes, against Rajasthan in the ongoing SMAT 2025 match in Pune.

The timing of the knock made it even more striking, as it came barely an hour before the IPL 2026 Auction began in Abu Dhabi. After reaching his fifties, Sarfaraz dropped to the ground and did push-ups right on the field.

Now, the Mumbai batter’s bold and confident celebration instantly went viral and was widely seen as a clear signal to IPL franchises. Notably, Sarfaraz is part of the first set of capped batters at the IPL 2026 Auction and set a base price of ₹75 lakh.

Sarfaraz Khan lit up Mumbai’s chase with a blistering 73(22) 🔥

He smashed the fastest 5⃣0⃣ for Mumbai in #SMAT 👌, and put on a 111-run stand with Ajinkya Rahane.

Scorecard ▶️https://t.co/whgyNcdm2v #SMAT | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/fe4yhtKTgC

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) December 16, 2025

Sarfaraz Khan Celebration After Hitting 50 off 15 balls against Rajasthan in SMAT. pic.twitter.com/ucKkfnRJ3h

— Ashu Prajapati (@ashuprajapati02) December 16, 2025