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Chris Gayle to Shikhar Dhawan: Players to score the most half-centuries as opener in IPL
These are the players who were nothing short of fabulous for their respective IPL franchises as opening batters, and scored a massive number of runs while playing in the role
Last Updated on - April 7, 2025 7:59 AM IST
Chris Gayle to Shikhar Dhawan: Players to score the most half-centuries as opener in IPL
1. David Warner – 60 half-centuries
The former Australia batter played for 2 IPL franchises in his career, Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Delhi Capitals. Warner was nothing short of terrific with the bat for both the teams as an opener, scoring several fifties for them.
2. Shikhar Dhawan – 49 half-centuries
The former India batter played for several different teams in his IPL career. Dhawan is one of the finest batters to ever feature in the league, playing many memorable knocks as an opener and scoring an impressive 49 fifties.
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3. Virat Kohli – 48 half-centuries
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter has played many incredible knocks for the side in IPL. Kohli has a fantastic record as an opener in the league, playing a huge number of memorable knocks and scoring a ton of half-centuries.
4. KL Rahul – 48 half-centuries
The Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter has a massive number of half-centuries as an opener under his name in IPL. Rahul has played for many different franchises in the league and has been brilliant with the bat for almost every single one of them.
5. Chris Gayle – 34 half-centuries
The West Indies batter has featured for several different franchises in the IPL. Gayle has played numerous memorable knocks in the league as an opener and has also scored a massive number of fifties.
6. Gautam Gambhir – 34 half-centuries
The former India batter featured for 2 IPL franchises in his IPL career, Delhi Daredevils and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir played several fantastic knocks as an opener for the latter and scored a big number of fifties for them as well.
7. Faf du Plessis – 34 half-centuries
The Delhi Capitals batter has featured for many different franchises in IPL. Du Plessis has a fabulous record as an opener in the league as he has played numerous superb knocks and has also scored a massive number of fifties.