Cricket is one of the most popular sports all over the world which gained attention from the exclusive skills of cricket players from all over the world. The Indian Premier League is an important platform that is popular for the players where they can show their performances and set the stage on fire. This game is loved by millions of spectators from all over the world. The IPL is a popular T20 league which is organized by the Board of Cricket Control in India established in 2007. However, in the IPL tournaments, various cricket matches are organized between different states, and considered one of the richest cricket leagues in the world, consists of incredible cricketers who hold the highest positions in IPL history. The IPL tournament is usually organized in March-May. Apart from cricket, IPL also consists of other sports such as Indian Super League etc. In this article we have provided you information about the Indian Premier League and the fastest 50s in IPL history from the year 2008 to 2004.
List of Players Having the Fastest 50s in IPL
Here is the list of players having the fastest 50s in IPL:
| S.No | Player Name | Against | Fastest 50 Detail | Year |
| 1 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Kolkata Knight riders | 50 of 13 Balls | 2023 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | Delhi Capitals | 50 of 14 Balls | 2018 |
| 3 | Pat Cummins | Mumbai Indians | 50 of 14 Balls | 2022 |
| 4 | Yusuf Pathan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50 of 15 Balls | 2014 |
| 5 | Nicholas Pooran | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 50 of 15 Balls | 2023 |
| 6 | Sunil Narine | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 50 of 15 Balls | 2017 |
| 7 | Ishan Krishna | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50 of 16 Balls | 2021 |
| 8 | Suresh Raina | Kings XI Punjab | 50 of 16 Balls | 2014 |
| 9 | Chris Gayle | Puner Warriors | 50 of 17 Balls | 2013 |
| 10 | Kieran Pollard | Kolkata Knight riders | 50 of 17 Balls | 2016 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal- 50 of 13 Balls
Yashaswi Jaiswal is one of the famous cricketers of the Indian Premier League who have played numerous matches for Rajasthan Royals. At the initial phase of the match, his fans were little disappointed by his performance in two previous seasons but he later gracefully managed his comeback by giving the staggering performance hitting a score of 625 run in the latest season.
Yusuf Pathan- 50 of 15 Balls
Yusuf Pathan is the cricketer who brought glory to his team by making incredible records and winning the Indian Premier League trophy twice by showing his wonderful batting performances. However, in his latest match, he made a record of half-century in just 15 balls against a popular team that is Sunrisers Hyderabad. He managed to get his name in the list of fastest 50s scorers in Indian Premier League history.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran is the overseas cricketer from West Indies and highly known for giving his Breathtaking performance by making a score of 50s at just 25 balls. However, the 2023 Indian Premier League match was considered as a nail biting finish because of the performance given by Nicholas Pooran. He played this game against the Lucknow Super Giants he along with his team gained victory by giving an awe-inspiring performance.
Ishan Krishna
Ishan Krishna is considered as the one of the powerful players of the 2021 Indian Premier League match because of his marvelous performance, Mumbai Indians are able to lift up the trophy 5th time. He is one of the most hardworking players of the Mumbai Indians who became popular and added his name in the fastest 50 scorer by making a score of 82 off 32 balls and gave 11 four and 4 sixes smashed and helped his team to reach its goal.
Chris Gayle
If we talk about Cricket and Chris Gayle’s name doesn’t come, it is not possible. Chris Gayle is one of the powerful cricket players of cricket history who is popular for hitting some incredible and unbeatable records against the Pune warriors. However, he gained a lot of love from the world in the 2013 Indian Premier League tournament which was held in Chinnaswamy stadium by making a prodigious record of hits.
Pat Cummin
Pat Cummin Is an overseas cricketer who is famous for giving his sensational Performance and bringing incredible glory for his team by making an unbeatable score of 161 against the Kolkata knight riders. However, he made an astonishing record of 6 sixes and 4 fours with only 24 balls was quite commendable.
Kieran Pollard
Kieran Pollard is a player who played for the Mumbai Indians and beautifully managed to add his name to the list of fastest 50s scorers by making a huge record 79 off 17 balls in the 2016 IPL tournament against the Kolkata Knight Riders. However, Kolkata knight riders also showed their massive techniques and gave hard competition to the Mumbai Indians with their extraordinary bowling attacks at Kodai stadium. Moreover, Kieran Pollard beautifully managed all the attacks, gave various hits with a strike rate of 300, and maintained his record till the end of the match.
Suresh Raina
In the 2014 Indian Premier League tournament, he made a record of 87 off 25 balls and was considered one of the most powerful players by giving various memorable innings in the Indian Premier League history. However, by showing his skills he was able to make 226 runs for Kings 11 Punjab along with 12 fours and 6 sixes and not only this he made a half-century in just 15 balls.
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is one of the wonderful batsmen who was introduced by Gautam Gambhir for Kolkata knight riders in the year 2017. He was able to attract a lot of attention from the world by showing his breathtaking skills and was banished to edit his name in the list of fastest 50 scorers in IPL history. In the same year he became popular by making a score of 56 off 17 balls that featured 6 fours and 4 sixes against the popular team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
KL Rahul
In the year 2018, KL Rahul played for the team kings 11 Punjab and added his name in the list of fastest 50 scorers by giving his marvelous performance in Indian Premier League history. However, in the same year he managed to make a score of 50 in 14 balls against the Delhi daredevils.
Conclusion
Indian Premier League is one of the most popular tournaments conducted in India and gained a lot of attention from all over the world because of the breathtaking performances of the cricketers who show their skills on the cricket field. Above we have shared the list of players who have scored 50s in the IPL at single inning.
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FAQs
1. When did Virat Kohli add his name in the fastest 50 in IPL?
Virat Kohli is among the most popular players who added his name in the fastest 50s in the year 2018 by making a score of 50 runs in 26 balls against the Rajasthan Royals.
2. Which player gave the hits and added his name in the fastest 50 in the Indian Premier League?
Yashasvi Jaiswal from the Rajasthan Royals gained the title by giving the biggest hits and amazing performance in the 2013 Indian Premier League match against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
3. When did Mahendra Singh Dhoni add his name in the fastest 50 scorer?
Mahendra Singh managed to edit his name in the 2012 Indian Premier League season by giving the incredible performance against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in which he secured 50 runs in just 25 deliveries.
