KL Rahul to Nicholas Pooran – here are top ten fastest IPL fifties

Apr 11, 2023

By: Sourabh Jain

Nicholas Pooran

Nicholas Pooran is the latest addition in the list and holds the joint record for the second fastest fifty in IPL. He hit a fifty in 15 balls to help Lucknow Super Giants to chase the target of 213 runs against RCB in 2023.

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KL Rahul

KL Rahul hit a 14-ball fifty against Delhi Daredevils in 2018, hitting 4 sixes and 6 fours. He helped Kings XI Punjab win by 6 wickets.

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Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins holds the joint record for the fastest fifty in the IPL, scoring a 14-ball fifty. He helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeat Mumbai Indians in 2022.

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Yusuf Pathan

KKR’s Yusuf Pathan hit a 15-ball fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2014 and scored 72 runs, with 7 sixes and 5 fours to help his team win by 4 wickets.

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Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine hit a 15-ball fifty against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to help KKR win in 2017.

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Suresh Raina

Suresh Raina hit a 16-ball fifty against Kings XI Punjab in 2014. He went on to hit 87 runs with 12 fours and 6 sixes, however, Chennai Super Kings failed to chase the target of 227 runs.

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Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan hit a 16-ball fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2021 and went on to score 84 runs with 11 fours and 4 sixes. Mumbai Indians scored 235 runs, winning by 42 runs.

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Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard hit a 17-ball fifty for Mumbai Indians against KKR in 2016, helping his team win the match. He hit 2 fours and 6 sixes.

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Chris Gayle

RCB’s Chris Gayle hit a 17-ball fifty against Pune Warriors in 2013 and went on to score a whopping 175 runs, hitting 13 fours and 17 sixes. RCB won the match by 133 runs.

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Sunil Narine

KKR’s Sunil Narine hit a 17-ball fifty against RCB in 2018 to help his team win by 4 wickets. He hit 4 fours and 5 sixes in the match, scoring 50 runs.

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