Top 5 fastest fifties in IPL

IPL (Indian Premier League) is the most popular cricket franchise league all over the world. After IPL 2023, IPL brand value has reached 10.7 billion dollars, which is almost 89,232 crore rupees. Worldwide 205.6 million viewers have watched this exciting tournament. IPL gives us so many memories. Some spectacular big hits, some extraordinary chases and some mind-boggling fielding made this tournament more popular. The T20 format is known for high-scoring encounters and big-hitting.

In this article, we will discuss about top five fastest fifties in IPL history:

5. Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) - 21 Balls

India’s left-handed wicket-keeper batter from Jharkhand, Ishan Kishan made his half-century off just 21 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2021. Ishan Kishan has scored 84 runs off just 32 balls in this match. He hit 11 fours and 4 sixes

4. Suresh Raina (Chennai Super Kings) - 16 Balls

Former Left-handed all-rounder and middle-order batter, Suresh Raina scored his fastest half-century off just 16 balls against King’s XI Punjab in qualifier 2, IPL 2014. Raina scored 87 runs off just 25 balls in this match. He hit 12 fours and 6 sixes.

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3. Yusuf Pathan (Kolkata Knight Riders), Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants) and Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) - 15 Balls

KKR’s big hitter Yusuf Pathan, LSG’s wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran and KKR’s mystery spinner Sunil Narayan scored their fastest fifties in 15 balls. Yusuf Pathan scored his fastest fifty against SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) in IPL 2014, Sunil Narayan scored his fastest one against RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) in IPL 2017 and recently Nicholas Pootran also scored his fastest fifty against RCB in 2023.

2. KL Rahul (Punjab Kings) and Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) - 14 balls

India’s wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul and Australia’s World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins have scored their fastest fifty in just 14 balls. KL Rahul scored his fastest half-century against Delhi in IPL 2018. He scored 51 off just 16 balls and hit six fours and four sixes. On the other hand, Pat Cummins scored an unbeaten 56 off just 15 balls against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2022. he hit four fours and 6 sixes in this match.

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) - 13 balls

The 21-year-old future superstar of India Yashasvi Jaiswal is the fastest half-century scorer in IPL history. He scored his fifty off just 13 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023. Jaiswal has scored an unbeaten 98 off just 47 balls in this match. He hit 12 fours and 5 sixes at a strike rate of 208.51 in this match.