The Indian Premier League is the most-watched Twenty20 league. 15 occasions as of this writing. The IPL began to play in 2008 with eight founding franchises in India. IPL matches are typically high scoring. The wickets must therefore be flat and favourable to batting. It is difficult for teams to overcome a substantial disadvantage in the IPL due to the game’s ability to turn within a few overs. Occasionally, a batter might change gears at an incredible rate, rendering it impossible for the fielding side to prevent the flow of runs. Fans have witnessed several record-setting half-centuries and magnificent innings from their favourite Indian Premier League players.
Let’s check out the five fastest fifties in IPL history:
| Rank | Player | Runs | Balls | Team | Date |
| 1 | KL Rahul | 51 | 14 | PBKS | 8 April 2018 |
| 2 | Pat Cummins | 56 | 14 | MI | 6 April 2022 |
| 3 | Yusuf Pathan | 72 | 15 | SRH | 24 May 2014 |
| 4 | Sunil Narine | 54 | 15 | RCB | 7 May 2017 |
| 5 | Suresh Raina | 87 | 16 | PBKS | 30 May 2014 |
| 6 | Ishan Kishan | 84 | 16 | SRH | 8 October 2021 |
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KL Rahul – 14 Balls
KL Rahul presently holds the record for the quickest 50-run innings, requiring only 25 balls to reach the mark. In only 14 balls, he hit 50 against Delhi in the 2018 IPL. In this inning, Rahul smashed six fours and four sixes, scoring 51 runs on 16 balls. A total of 171 runs were scored in 18.5 overs, and Punjab’s victory was secured despite losing six wickets. Karun Nair contributed to his team’s victory by batting 50 runs off 33 balls, including five fours and two sixes.
Pat Cummins – 14
Pat Cummins established a new Indian Premier League record in game 14 of the 2022 tournament. While playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Mumbai Indians, he scored a half-century off of only 14 balls (MI). In a remarkable batting effort, Australia’s Test captain scored 56 runs off only 15 balls without being dismissed (four fours and six sixes).
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Yusuf Pathan – 15
Yusuf Pathan had one of the top Twenty20 performances in the 2014 edition of the Indian Premier League. To climb up the points table and secure two playoff berths, Kolkata Knight Riders needed 161 runs in 15.2 overs. Yusuf scored 72 runs on 22 balls in his whole at-bat, achieving the 50-run threshold in only 15. KKR reached their target in 14.2 overs because of Yusuf Ali’s relentless hitting.
Sunil Narine – 15
While playing RCB in 2017 at M. Chinnaswamy stadium, Sunil Narine reached fifty in the same amount of time as the second-fastest fifty in IPL history. He got 50 off of 15 balls, thanks to four sixes and six fours. As a bowler who moved to open the batting, this was one of the best innings of the IPL. His vicious batting disintegrated the RCB bowling line. The match was ultimately won by KKR thanks to his 54 runs off 17 balls.
Suresh Raina – 16
In the 2014 IPL qualifiers, Raina scored what could be the greatest score in IPL history that fell short of 100. It took CSK 227 runs to advance to the final. When CSK had the lead, they scored 100 runs, putting them ahead of KXIP. Raina was responsible for 87 (or 85%) of those 100 runs. In essence, his team’s chances were dashed by the first ball of the seventh over. Raina required 16 balls to reach 50. He managed 12 fours and 6 sixes overall. After 20 overs, CSK had accumulated 202/7. A score of 24 runs beats CSK.
Ishan Kishan – 16
Ishan Kishan hit six sixes against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the group stage of the 2021 Indian Premier League game in Abu Dhabi. The southpaw started hitting the bowlers from the first delivery, which helped him get to 50 runs in 16 balls. Kishan got 84 runs off 32 balls before the rising star Umran Mallik took him out. At the time, Umran Mallik was still a young man. Even though Michigan won the game by 42 runs, they did not qualify for the playoffs because they needed to win by more than 150 runs.
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