Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest-ever fifty by any cricketer in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He crossed the 50-run mark in 13 deliveries against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens in 2023.

While doing so, Jaiswal beat the then all-time quickest fifty record held jointly by two players – Pat Cummins and KL Rahul, who reached the milestone previously in 14 balls.

Let’s quickly jump to the list of cricketers who scored the fastest fifties in IPL.

Fastest IPL Fifties

PlayerBalls to 50Runs Scored4s/6sAgainstVenueYear
Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)1398*12/5KKRKolkata2023
KL Rahul (KXIP)14516/4DCMohali2018
Pat Cummins (KKR)14564/6MIPune2022
Romario Shepherd (RCB)1453*4/6CSKBengaluru2025
Yusuf Pathan (KKR)15725/7SRHKolkata2014
Sunil Narine (KKR)15546/4RCBBengaluru2017
Nicholas Pooran (LSG)15624/7RCBBengaluru2023
Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC)158411/6MIDelhi2024
Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC)15655/7SRHDelhi2024
Suresh Raina (CSK)168712/6KXIPMumbai2014
Ishan Kishan (MI)168411/4SRHAbu Dhabi2021
Abhishek Sharma (SRH)16633/7MIHyderabad2024
Travis Head (SRH)168911/6DCDelhi2024
Travis Head (SRH)1689*8/8LSGHyderabad2024
Adam Gilchrist (DC)178510/5DCJohannesburg2009
Chris Gayle (RCB)1717513/17PWIBengaluru2013
Chris Morris (DD)17824/8GLDelhi2016
Kieron Pollard (MI)17512/6KKRMumbai2016
Sunil Narine (KKR)17504/5RCBKolkata2018
Ishan Kishan (MI)17625/6KKRKolkata2018
Hardik Pandya (MI)17916/9KKRKolkata2019
Nicholas Pooran (KXIP)17775/7SRHDubai2020
Kieron Pollard (MI)17876/8CSKDelhi2021
Suryakumar Yadav (MI)17525/4RCBWankhede2024
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR)171017/11GTJaipur2025

Key Insights

Jaiswal’s incredible knock is also the fastest IPL fifty in an away game.

Suresh Raina’s 16-ball 50 against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) at the Wankhede Stadium is the quickest IPL fifty in a knockout game. Raina’s hammering innings came in the second Qualifier of IPL 2014, where Punjab won against CSK. (Find here the list of centuries scored in knock-out games in the IPL.)

Jake Fraser-McGurk’s 15-ball half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024 is the fastest IPL fifty in a losing cause.

Nicholas Pooran, Travis Head, and Fraser-McGurk are the only three batters to score three or more fifties under 20 balls in the IPL.

In the above list, Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians have the most entries – seven each. And MI also top as the team with the most entries (nine) on the receiving end of the quick fifties.

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