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Yashasvi Jaiswal to Sunil Narine: Players to score the fastest half-centuries in IPL
These are the players who scored blistering half-centuries in the Indian Premier League and didn't take many deliveries in doing so either
Last Updated on - March 29, 2025 8:05 PM IST
Yashasvi Jaiswal to Sunil Narine: Players to score the fastest half-centuries in IPL
1. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 13 balls
The Rajasthan Royals batter decimated the Kolkata Knight Riders bowling attack during a clash in the 2023 season of IPL. Jaiswal completed his fifty in no time and went on to play an unbeaten knock of 98 runs as the Rajasthan-based franchise easily chased down the target 150.
2. KL Rahul – 14 balls
The Kings XI Punjab wicketkeeper-batter scored a stunning fifty as his side easily chased down the target of 167 runs set by the Delhi Daredevils during a clash in the 2018 IPL season. Rahul was dismissed after scoring 51 runs from 16 deliveries and was later adjudged as the Player of the Match.
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3. Pat Cummins – 14 balls
The Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder scored a sensational half-century against the Mumbai Indians in the 2022 season of IPL. Cummins remained unbeaten on 56 runs off just 15 deliveries as the Kolkata-based franchise easily chased down the target of 162.
4. Yusuf Pathan – 15 balls
The former Kolkata Knight Riders batter smacked a blistering half-century against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2014 season of IPL. Pathan’s knock of 72 runs from just 22 deliveries included 5 boundaries and 7 sixes and saw the Kolkata-based franchise easily reach the target of 161.
5. Sunil Narine – 15 balls
The Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder went on a rampage against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru during a clash in the 2017 season of IPL. Narine’s quick-fire knock of 54 runs off just 17 deliveries massively helped the Kolkata-based franchise in chasing down the target of 159.
6. Nicholas Pooran – 15 balls
The explosive Lucknow Super Giants batter played a fantastic knock as his side went on to reach the target of 213 runs on the final ball of their innings against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2023 IPL season. Pooran’s inning of 62 runs from just 19 deliveries saw him get adjudged as the Player of the Match.
7. Jake Fraser-McGurk – 15 balls
The explosive Delhi Capitals batter smashed an incredible half-century, however it didn’t prove to be enough as his side fell 67 runs short from the target of 267 set by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2024 IPL season. Fraser-McGurk went on to equal his own record just a week later by hitting another 15-ball fifty this time against the Mumbai Indians.