Shreyas Iyer to David Warner: Captains to score the FASTEST fifties in IPL

These are the captains who led their respective IPL sides by example and went on to score incredibly fast half-centuries in the league

By Ansh Sharma Last Updated on - April 14, 2025 12:10 PM IST

Shreyas Iyer to David Warner: Captains to score the FASTEST fifties in IPL

Adam Gilchrist

1. Adam Gilchrist - 17 deliveries

The former Deccan Chargers wicketkeeper-batter scored an explosive half-century against the Delhi Daredevils in the 2009 season of IPL. Gilchrist still holds the record of scoring the fastest half-century by a captain in IPL.

Faf du Plessis

2. Faf du Plessis - 18 deliveries

The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper scored a brilliant half-century against the Gujarat Titans in the 2024 season of IPL. Du Plessis decimated the opposing bowling attack and brought up his fifty in no time.

MS Dhoni

3. MS Dhoni - 20 deliveries

The Chennai Super Kings skipper brought up his half-century after facing just 20 balls back in the 2012 IPL season in a clash against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Dhoni proved to be too good for the opposing bowlers and smashed them all around the stadium.

David Warner

4. David Warner - 21 deliveries

The former Sunrisers Hyderabad captain played a superb innings against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2016 season of IPL. Warner brought up his half-century in no time as the opposing bowlers had no answer to his brilliant hard-hitting.

Shreyas Iyer

5. Shreyas Iyer - 22 deliveries

The Punjab Kings skipper scored a lightning-fast fifty against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing season of IPL. Iyer terrorized the opposing bowling attack and massively helped his side in forming a massive total of 245/6 in 20 overs.

Dinesh Karthik

6. Dinesh Karthik - 22 deliveries

The former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper scored a superb half-century against the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 season of IPL. Karthik's splendid innings saw him decimate the opposing bowlers, guiding his side to a formidable total of 245/6 in 20 overs.

Kieron Pollard

7. Kieron Pollard - 22 deliveries

The former Mumbai Indians all-rounder captained the side against the Kings XI Punjab in the 2019 season of IPL. Pollard was made the skipper in Rohit Sharma's absence and went on to play a brilliant inning against the Punjab-based franchise. The West Indian's knock guided the Mumbai-based franchise in chasing down the 198-run target.