Fastest fifties in IPL history: Full list of quickest 50s in Indian Premier League originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal holds the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history.
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The Rajasthan Royals batter smashed a 13-ball half-century against the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023.
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Chennai Super Kings' Urvil Patel equalled the 13-ball fifty record in IPL 2026 against Lucknow Super Giants.
Fastest fifty in IPL history: Which batter reached 50 in the fewest balls?
The fastest fifty in Indian Premier League (IPL) history belongs to Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Chennai Super Kings' Urvil Patel, who brought up their half-centuries in just 13 balls.
Jaiswal scored his fifty against the Kolkata Knight Riders during IPL 2023 while Patel achieved the feat in IPL 2026 against the Lucknow Super Giants.
Jaiswal's innings broke the previous joint record of 14 balls between KL Rahul and Pat Cummins.
Fastest fifties in IPL history (by balls faced)
Rank
Player
Balls
Team
Opponent
Season
1
Yashasvi Jaiswal
13
Rajasthan Royals
Kolkata Knight Riders
2023
=
Urvil Patel
13
Chennai Super Kings
Lucknow Super Giants
2026
3
KL Rahul
14
Kings XI Punjab
Delhi Daredevils
2018
=
Pat Cummins
14
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians
2022
=
Romario Shepherd
14
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Chennai Super Kings
2025
6
Yusuf Pathan
15
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2014
=
Sunil Narine
15
Kolkata Knight Riders
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2017
=
Nicholas Pooran
15
Lucknow Super Giants
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
2023
=
Jake Fraser-McGurk
15
Delhi Capitals
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2024
=
Jake Fraser-McGurk
15
Delhi Capitals
Mumbai Indians
2024
=
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
15
Rajasthan Royals
Chennai Super Kings
2026
=
Abhishek Sharma
15
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Chennai Super Kings
2026
=
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
15
Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2026
Fastest fifties in IPL 2026 list
Rank
Player
Balls
Team
Opponent
Venue
1
Urvil Patel
13
Chennai Super Kings
Lucknow Super Giants
Chennai
2
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
15
Rajasthan Royals
Chennai Super Kings
Guwahati
3
Abhishek Sharma
15
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Chennai Super Kings
Hyderabad
4
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
15
Rajasthan Royals
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Jaipur
5
Nicholas Pooran
16
Lucknow Super Giants
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai
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