An Aussie batter leads the list of fastest fifties scored in IPL 2024.
The IPL 2024 has been a high-scoring tournament so far. We have seen some excellent pitches for batting and the batters have left no stone unturned in showing their skills. As a result, there have been a no, of high-scoring games and many batting records have been broken as well.
The record for the highest IPL total in an innings has been already broken this year with Sunrisers Hyderabad scoring 277-3 against Mumbai Indians. Just a week later, Kolkata Knight Riders came close to breaking this record but fell just five runs short. KKR’s 272-7 became the second-highest IPL total ever.
The batters have been given the license to express themselves on these pitches. Even the venues of Chennai and Lucknow, which are traditionally known to assist the spinners and produce low-scoring games, have been producing high-scoring matches with batters not having issues in playing through the line and trusting the pace of the wickets. This has resulted in some of the fastest and entertaining half-centuries from the batters.
Jake Fraser-McGurk has broken all the previous records of the season, smashing a 15-ball fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Chasing a mammoth 267, Jake put Delhi Capitals (DC) well on track with his quick-fire knock. He ended his innings with 65 runs in 18 balls, including five boundaries and seven maximums.
This has been a terrific season so far for Abhishek Sharma. The young left-hander has provided his team some fiery starts at the top which has enabled Sunrisers Hyderabad to take early advantage. Abhishek slammed the fastest fifty of the season till date from just 16 balls against Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad. The 23-year-old was dismissed for 63 runs off 23 balls, which included 3 fours and 7 sixes. In this record-breaking match, Sunrisers Hyderabad ended up scoring 277-3, the highest IPL score ever in an innings.
Indian Mr.360 Suryakumar Yadav gave a sheer testament to his prowess by registering the second fastest fifty of the season. Playing in his second match after returning from a hernia surgery, SKY made a mockery of the RCB bowlers as he raced to his half-century in just 17 balls. His innings comprised five fours and four maximums. The No.1 T20I batter hit boundaries in every direction – from sixes over deep square leg and point to dragging balls from outside off to midwicket.
In the same game where Abhishek Sharma scored a fifty off 16 balls, Travis Head was no less as he reached his fifty in just 18 balls. This was Head’e first match of the season and he gave a statement right away. Head scored 62 runs off just 24 balls, and hit 9 fours and 3 sixes during his stay at the crease. Both Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma smashed Mumbai Indians’ bowlers all around the ground and stitched together a partnership of 68 runs off 22 balls.
Talented South African batter Tristan Stubbs lit up the IPL with a 19-ball fifty against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium. Chasing a mammoth target of 235 runs to win, Stubbs tried his best but could not take Delhi Capitals across the line. He remained not out on 71 runs off 25 balls, a knock which included 3 fours and 7 sixes.
It is hard to keep Andre Russell out of this list as he is one of the most dangerous players in this format. Russell smashed his fifty off just 20 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. He went on to score 64 runs off 25 balls, and hit 3 fours and 7 massive sixes during his knock. His knock enabled KKR to cross the 200-run mark which proved to be crucial in the end as KKR won by 4 runs. Russell was also adjudged Player of the Match in this game.
Narine is known for his bowling exploits but he has been in blazing form with the bat this season. Against Delhi Capitals at Vizag, Narine completed his fifty off just 21 balls. The left-hander has been given a license to go after the bowling and he is using his freedom to great effect by giving KKR flying starts. Narine scored 85 runs off 39 balls and hit 7 fours and 7 sixes during his whirlwind knock. His knock propelled KKR to the second-highest IPL total ever i.e., 272-7.
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| S. No. | Player name | No. of runs scored | No. of balls taken for fifty | Against | Year |
| 1 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 98* | 13 | KKR | 2023 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 51 | 14 | DC | 2018 |
| 3 | Pat Cummins | 56* | 14 | MI | 2022 |
| 4 | Yusuf Pathan | 72 | 15 | SRH | 2014 |
| 5 | Nicholas Pooran | 62 | 15 | RCB | 2023 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal still leads the list of fastest IPL fifty that he scored last season against Kolkata Knight Riders. Jaiswal reached his fifty in just 13 balls. He went on to scored an unbeaten 98 off 47 balls, which inlcuded 12 fours and 5 sixes.
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