Top 5 fastest fifties in IPL History

In just under three months the 2024 season of the IPL is set to begin. Cricketers and fans across the world will witness the biggest spectacle in domestic T20 Cricket. Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins will be in focus after becoming the costliest player in the history of the league.

Ever since the IPL began there have been numerous instances of batters creating numerous records. Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs in a season, while Chris Gayle holds the best record score by an individual batter.

Here are the top five fifties in IPL history

5- Yusuf Pathan (KKR) – 15 Balls vs Sunrises Hyderabad – 2014

Chasing 161 to win, Kolkata Knight Riders needed to get the runs inside 16.1 overs to reach the top two in the table. Robin Uthappa and Gautam Gambhir gave KKR a great start before Karn Sharma picked up a few quick wickets.

Yusuf Pathan came to the fore as he went after the SRH bowling attack to score the then-fastest fifty in IPL history. The landmark was achieved in 15 balls as Yusuf Pathan helped his side win the game as well as the title.

4- Sunil Narine (KKR)- 15 Balls vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – 2017

Travis Head’s 75 and Mandeep Singh’s 52 runs helped the home team reach a competitive score of 158. What happened next will forever be in the folklore of fans who saw the game on the ground as well as on their TV sets.

Kolkata Knight Riders scored 105 runs in just six overs as Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine flattened the opposition. Sunil Narine scored the joint-fastest fifty in IPL History in 15 balls while Chris Lynn helped himself to a fifty as well.

3- KL Rahul (PBKS)-14 Balls vs Delhi Capitals – 2018

IPL 2018 season saw a record being made in the very second game of the season. KL Rahul known for his classical approach to batting broke the record for the fastest fifty scored in IPL history. Delhi batted first and scored 166/7 thanks to Gautam Gambhir’s 55 runs.

Chasing 167 to win, KL Rahul went after the Delhi bowlers and helped his side reach 50 in the first three overs. Trent Boult finally got the big wicket of KL Rahul for 51 from just 16 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes.

2- Pat Cummins (KKR)- 14 Balls vs Mumbai Indians – 2022

Rohit Sharma will want to forget the IPL 2022 season as the five-time winners had finished bottom of the league. In the early parts of the season, Mumbai had been in touching distance of winning a few games.

Once such game was against Mumbai Indians, where Shreyas Iyer led side were chasing 162 to win. Needing 61 runs from 41 balls, Pat Cummins unleashed a ferocious assault to score his half-century from just 14 balls. KKR won the game with 4 overs to spare much to the despair of the Mumbai Indians team and its fans.

1- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)- 13 Balls vs Kolkata Knight Riders – 2023

A year after Pat Cummins had set the record for KKR, the Eden Gardens witnessed a proper thrashing. Yashasvi Jaiswal cemented his status as a great talent with the fastest fifty in the history of the IPL.

Needing 150 to win, Jaiswal lost Jos Buttler early and that was the only joy for the KKR bowlers. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored his half-century in just 13 balls and went on to score 98 runs from just 47 balls with 12 fours and five sixes.