Fastest 50 runs in IPL – CricIndeed

Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest half-century by any cricketer in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He crossed the 50 run mark 13 Delivery against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens in 2023.

In doing so, Jaiswal broke the record for the all-time fastest half-century jointly held by two players – Pat Cummins and KL Rahul, who had previously reached the milestone. 14 balls.

Let’s quickly move on to the list of cricketers who have scored the fastest half-century in IPL.

fastest ipl half century

Jaiswal’s incredible innings is also the fastest half-century in IPL away games.

Before Jaiswal’s 13-ball assault, the record of 14 balls was shared by KL Rahul and Pat Cummins for over a year. The 15-ball mark is the most “crowded” level, now featuring six different players including young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

Romario Shepherd (RCB) Joined the 14-ball club 3 May 2025Against CSK.

Suresh Raina’s 50 runs in 16 balls The fastest IPL half-century came in a knockout game against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) at the Wankhede Stadium. Raina’s explosive innings came in the second qualifier of IPL 2014, where Punjab won against CSK. (See the list of centuries scored in knock-out matches in IPL here.)

Jake Fraser-McGurk 15-ball half century Against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024 The loss resulted in the fastest half-century of the IPL. Despite his heroics, Delhi Capitals lost that match by 67 runs.

Nicholas Pooran, Travis Head and Fraser-McGurk are the only three batsmen to score three or more under fifties 20 balls in the IPL, Fraser is the only player to score 50 runs in two under-15 balls in the tournament.

In the above list, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians have the highest number of entries – Seven Everyone. And MI also tops the list as the team with the most entries (nine) on reaching his early half-century.

Team-wise distribution (less than 20 balls)

This list is dominated by teams that historically prioritize high-intent powerplay batting.

SRH This category has seen the fastest growth travis head And Abhishek Sharma Combined accounting for 6 of their 7 entries within the 2024–2025 season alone.

KKR and MI lead the overall numbers (6-7 entries) because they have historically used “pinch hitters” like Narine or specialist finishers like Pollard and Russell.

If we limit the filter to only the most extreme “power” fifties, the list is significantly reduced:

• RR: 2 (Jaiswal 13, Suryavanshi 15)
• KKR: 3 (Cummins 14, Pathan 15, Narine 15)
• PBKS: 1 (Rahul 14)
• RCB: 1(Cowboy 14)
• DC: 2 (Fraser-McGurk 15, 15)
• LSG: 1 (puran 15)

Teams scored most half centuries in under-20 balls in IPL

When it comes to being on the “receiving end” of these lightning-fast shifts, Mumbai Indians (MI) And Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Statistically the most targeted teams in IPL history.

“Receipt End” Leaderboard

Here is the list of batsmen who have the fastest fifty for each team in the IPL.

Fastest half century for each IPL team

Players who have registered at least one half-century, except Kochi Tuskers Kerala 25 Or less balls for other IPL teams. Mahela Jayawardene scored the fastest half-century for Kochi team 30 balls against mumbai And Punjab in 2011.

When Chris Gayle completed his half-century in 17 balls against Pune Warriors, he made the highest individual score – 175 not out. Gayle completed his century during his stormy innings 30 Balls, who is the fastest century in the league.

Jake Fraser-McGurk is the only player to score multiple fifties 15 Or less balls for the same IPL team. It took exactly 15 balls for the Australian batsman to reach the fifty-run mark in two matches for Delhi Capitals in 2024.