Indian Premier League is known for its entertainment, high scoring runs, close encounters, nail biting contests. Here there is a fierce competition between bat and bowl and the best innings played by the batsmen add to the glory of this, their fast half centuries and centuries.
The Indian Premier League has revolutionized modern cricket with its fast-paced and high-scoring matches. In a format where every ball matters, some batters have taken things to the next level by smashing records in unbelievable time.

Top 10 Fastest Half Century: In this article, we break down the fastest hundreds and fifties in IPL history, along with insights, trends, and key records every cricket fan should know.
⚡ Top 10 Fastest Half Century in IPL History (Professional Table)
| Rank | Player | Balls Taken | Team | Opponent | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 13 | RR | KKR | 2023 |
| 🥈 2 | KL Rahul | 14 | KXIP | DC | 2018 |
| 🥉 3 | Pat Cummins | 14 | KKR | MI | 2022 |
| 4 | Yusuf Pathan | 15 | KKR | SRH | 2014 |
| 5 | Sunil Narine | 15 | KKR | RCB | 2017 |
| 6 | Nicholas Pooran | 15 | LSG | RCB | 2023 |
| 7 | Suresh Raina | 16 | CSK | KXIP | 2014 |
| 8 | Ishan Kishan | 16 | MI | SRH | 2021 |
| 9 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | 15 | DC | MI | 2024 |
| 10 | Abhishek Sharma | 16 | SRH | MI | 2024 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 Balls Half-Century: Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the record for the fastest half-century in IPL history, which he scored against Kolkata, where Kolkata, batting first, scored 149 runs in 20 overs, starting the chase for Rajasthan. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest half-century in IPL history and won the match for RR by 9 wickets.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 149/8 | 20.0 | Venkatesh Iyer (57) |
| Rajasthan Royals | 151/1 | 13.1 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (98*) |
KL Rahul 14 Balls Half Century: KL Rahul’s 55-run innings is the second fastest half-century in IPL history. This match was played between Delhi Capitals and Punjab, where Delhi, batting first, scored 66 runs for 7 wickets in their 20 overs. In response, Punjab won the match by 6 wickets thanks to KL Rahul’s quickfire 55 runs.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Daredevils | 166/7 | 20.0 | Gautam Gambhir (55) |
| Kings XI Punjab | 167/4 | 18.5 | KL Rahul (51 off 16) |
Pat Cummins 14 Balls Half Century: The record of the third fastest half century in IPL history is in the name of Pat Cummins, although Cummins is known for his bowling. This was the match he played for Kolkata against Mumbai Indians, where Mumbai Indians, batting first, scored 161 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Chasing was not good for Kolkata at the start and at one point Kolkata was on the verge of losing the match, but Pat Cummins’ half century in 15 balls in the lower down order, Kolkata won the match by 5 wickets.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 161/4 | 20.0 | Suryakumar Yadav (52) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 162/5 | 16.0 | Pat Cummins (56* off 15) |
Yusuf Pathan 15 Balls Half-Century: How can Yusuf Pathan be kept away from this record of fastest half century. Yusuf played the 4th fastest half century in IPL history in 15 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad where Hydrabad batted first and scored 160 runs in 20 overs. Yusuf played an innings of 72 runs in 22 balls for Kolkata and due to this Kolkata won this match by 4 wickets.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 160/7 | 20.0 | Daren Sammy (29) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 161/6 | 14.2 | Yusuf Pathan (72 off 22) |
Sunil Narine 15 Balls Half Century: Sunil Narine played 5th fastest Half-Century in IPL history. he played this inning for KKR against RCB where RCB bats first and scored 158 runs in 20 over for the loss of 6 wickets, Kolkata won the match by 6 wickets thanks to half centuries from Sunil Narine and Chris Lynn.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 158/6 | 20.0 | Travis Head (75*) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 159/4 | 15.1 | Sunil Narine (54 off 17) |
Jake Fraser McGurk 15 Balls Half Century: Australian young sensation in T20I Jake Fraser-McGurk has scored the 6th fastest half century in IPL history while playing for Delhi Capitals against Mumbai where Delhi, batting first, scored 257 runs with the help of Jake’s explosive 84 runs in 27 balls, in response to which Mumbai Indians could score 247 runs for 9 wickets and lost the match by 10 runs.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals | 257/4 | 20.0 | Jake Fraser-McGurk (84 off 27) |
| Mumbai Indians | 247/9 | 20.0 | Tilak Varma (63) |
Suresh Rains 16 Balls Half Century: India’s top T20 player Suresh Raina has scored the 7th Fastest T20 Fifty in IPL history, which Raina played against Punjab in Qualifier 2. Punjab, batting first, gave a target of 226 runs to CSK. Suresh Raina played a brilliant innings of 87 runs in just 25 balls, although CSK lost the match by 24 runs.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings XI Punjab | 226/6 | 20.0 | Virender Sehwag (122 off 58) |
| Chennai Super Kings | 202/7 | 20.0 | Suresh Raina (87 off 25) |
Ishan Kishan 16 Balls Half-Century: Ishan Kishan scored the 8th fastest half-century in IPL history against Mumbai Indians, although they lost the match by 42 runs.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 235/9 | 20.0 | Ishan Kishan (84) & Suryakumar Yadav (82) |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 193/8 | 20.0 | Manish Pandey (69*) |
Abhishek Sharma 16 Balls Half-Century: Abhishek Sharma’s 63 runs off 23 balls helped SRH post the second-highest total in IPL history, 277 runs, against Mumbai Indians and eventually win the match by 31 runs.
| Team | Score | Overs | Top Performer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 277/3 | 20.0 | Heinrich Klaasen (80*) & Abhishek Sharma (63) |
| Mumbai Indians | 246/5 | 20.0 | Tilak Varma (64) & Tim David (42*) |
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Top 10 Fastest Hundreds in IPL History
| Rank | Player | Balls | Team | Opponent | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Chris Gayle | 30 | RCB | PWI | 2013 |
| #2 | Yusuf Pathan | 37 | RR | MI | 2010 |
| #3 | David Miller | 38 | KXIP | RCB | 2013 |
| #4 | Travis Head | 39 | SRH | RCB | 2024 |
| #5 | Adam Gilchrist | 42 | DC | MI | 2008 |
| #6 | AB de Villiers | 43 | RCB | GL | 2016 |
| #7 | David Warner | 43 | SRH | KKR | 2017 |
| #8 | Sanju Samson | 45 | RR | RPS | 2017 |
| #9 | Mayank Agarwal | 45 | KXIP | RR | 2020 |
| #10 | Jos Buttler | 47 | RR | MI | 2022 |
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