A batter scoring a half-century or a hundred gives the batting team a slight edge over the opponents. However, despite the heroics of the batters, the teams have lost matches on several occasions.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has also witnessed a lot of hard-fought 50+ knocks going down the drain.
In this article, we’ll list the batters with the most 50+ scores in losing causes in IPL history.
Most 50+ Scores in Losing Cause in IPL
| Player | Innings | 50+ Scores in Losses | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 128 | 29 | 3 | 26 |
| David Warner | 101 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| KL Rahul | 71 | 20 | 2 | 18 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 107 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| Rohit Sharma | 124 | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Faf du Plessis | 67 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Manish Pandey | 86 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Suresh Raina | 80 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sanju Samson | 87 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| AB de Villiers | 92 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Key Insights
Virat Kohli holds the record for scoring the most 50+ scores in losing causes in IPL history. All of Kohli’s 50+ knocks have come in losses while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Kohli and David Warner are the only two batters with 25 or more 50+ scores in losing causes in the league.
Virat Kohli, Hashim Amla, Sanju Samson, and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the four batters with two or more centuries in defeats in the IPL.
More than 45 batters have notched up 50+ knocks in losses in the Indian T20 league.
Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 128-run knock is the highest in a losing cause. His ferocious innings went in vain against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018.
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