IPL Records: Fastest 50s

In 2023, Yashasvi Jaiswal set a record that will likely stand for some time, plundering a half-century in just 13 balls.

We've seen plenty of quick-fire 50s in the Indian Premier League, and we've looked at the fastest below.

Yashasvi Jaiswal - 13 balls

Spending his entire IPL career with Royal Challengers Bangalore, Virat Kohli remains the only player to have cleared 7,000 and 8,000 IPL runs

Still at the top of his game, 1,714 of his 8,000+ runs came in the 2016 and 2024 seasons.

KL Rahul - 14 balls

Initially breaking the record for the fastest IPL half-century, KL Rahul cleared the milestone in just 14 balls, but last just two more deliveries, being dismissed for 51 off 16.

Pat Cummins - 14 balls

Yes, that Pat Cummins smashed what was at the time the joint-fastest 50 in IPL history.

His progress only halted by the Kolkata Knight Riders winning with four overs to spare, the Australian bowler smashed four 4s and six 6s en route to an unbeaten and match-winning 56.

Yusuf Pathan - 15 runs

Yusuf Pathan was at his power-hitting best when the Kolkata Knight Riders took on Sunrisers Hyderabad, scoring a 15-ball half-century, eventually falling after smashing a whopping 72 runs off just 22 balls.

SP Narine - 15 balls

Set a modest target of 159, Sunil Narine opened the batting for the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017 and quickly got to work.

Narine recorded 10 boundaries, but would fall for 54 off 17.

Nicholas Pooran - 15 balls

Coming to the crease with side in a hole at 99/4 and chasing 213 with more than half the innings gone, Nicholas Pooran got to work.

He'd reach his half-century in 15 balls, going on to score 62 off just 19 deliveries as the Lucknow Super Giants went on to win by one wicket on the final ball.

Jake Fraser-McGurk - 15 balls

Being set a virtually impossible 267 to win by Sunrisers Hyderabad, Jake Fraser-McGurk turned on the afterburners with a 15-ball 50, eventually going for 65 off just 18 balls at a modest strike rate of 361.11.

Jake Fraser-McGurk - 15 balls

Just one week later, Fraser-McGurk was at it again.

This time opening the batting for the Dehli Capitals, Fraser-McGurk got his side off to a flying start with a 15-ball 50, eventually falling for 84 off just 27 balls thanks to 11 4s and six maximums.

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