Who has scored the fastest 50 in IPL history? List of the fastest fifties in the Indian Premier League
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen some high-octane batting over the years. From Chris Gayle to Nicholas Pooran, the League has seen some blistering knocks.
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West Indies batter Pooran scored the fastest fifty of IPL 2023 when he brought up his half-century in 15 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). His 19-ball 62 helped Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeat RCB by one wicket in a last-ball thriller on April 10.
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It was also the joint-fourth fastest in IPL history. Sunil Narine and Yusuf Pathan have also scored half-centuries off as many balls. KL Rahul and Pat Cummins hold the record for the second-fastest IPL fifty (14 balls).
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However, the fastest fifty in the history of IPL belongs to young Rajasthan Royals batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored a blistering 50 off 13 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 11, 2023.
Jake Fraser-McGurk took IPL 2024 by storm. He has scored two 15-ball half-centuries. The latest was in the match against Mumbai Indians on Saturday.
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On March 30, 2026, RR wonderkid Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit a 15-ball half-century, the fastest in IPL 2026. He also became the joint second fastest Indian to score a half-century in IPL as he equalled KL Rahul’s record set in 2018.
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On May 10, CSK’s Urvil Patel equalled Jaiswal’s record to score the joint-fastest half-century in IPL’s history as he took just 13 balls to reach the milestone against LSG.
We look at the fastest fifties in the League:
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Fastest fifties in IPL history
Player
Team
Opponent
Balls (for 50)
Innings Score
Year
Yashasvi Jaiswal
RR
KKR
13
98*
2023
Urvil Patel
CSK
LSG
13
65
2026
Pat Cummins
KKR
MI
14
56
2022
Romario Shepherd
RCB
CSK
14
53*
2025
KL Rahul
KXIP
DC
14
51
2018
Yusuf Pathan
KKR
SRH
15
72
2014
Jake Fraser-McGurk
DC
MI
15
52*
2024
Nicholas Pooran
LSG
RCB
15
62
2023
Sunil Narine
KKR
RCB
15
54
2017
Kieron Pollard
MI
CSK
15
87
2021
Jake Fraser-McGurk
DC
SRH
15
65
2024
Vaibhav Suryavanshi
RR
CSK
15
52
2026
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