Lets admit, there isn't enough time in IPL T20 matches for a batsman to score a century, unless he bats most of the team overs, and gets a little lucky! Coming a stage down, Twenty20 also gives the license to batsmen not to construct an innings but start destructing from ball one, raising chances of fastest fifties..
The fastest fifty in IPL matches is made by Adam Gilchrist, off just 17 balls. It was the semi-final match of 2009 edition of IPL which was played in South Africa and taking advantage of moderate total (153/8) that Delhi Daredevils had put up on board, Deccan Chargers' captain Adam Gilchrist unleashed his full range of shots, destroying likes of Dirk Nannes, Ashish Nehra and Virender Sehwag at Supersport park in Centurion. It was a spectacle to remember.
Robin Uthappa, back in 2010 when he represented Bangalore Royal Challengers, and Owais Shah recently for Rajasthan Royals, are the only two batsmen to make a fifty in IPL off just 19 balls.
Mathew Hayden joined IPL at the twilight of his career and thrice made fastest fifties while Virender Sehwag continues to blaze for Delhi Daredevils. In following list, it's interesting is Rahul Dravid's presence. Considered a test match special, playing for RCB, against Rajasthan, Dravid played a lone hand in that Jaipur match and scored a 25 ball half century but his team didn't win that day.
Following list is limited to batsmen who've scored fifties in less than 25 balls in Indian Premier league. We've also listed the balls they took to reach first 50 runs, and then eventual score they finished with. Note that there have been batsmen who scored quickfire fifties but went on to reach century and hence aren't listed here.
Also see :
Fastest IPL century |
Highest scores |
Most sixes by a batsman in IPL.
| Fastest fifty (half century) by a batsman in IPL T20 matches |
| To reach fifty |
Final score |
Versus, when, where |
| Batsman (Team) |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Score |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Versus |
Venue |
Date |
| Adam Gilchrist (Deccan) |
17 |
8 |
4 |
85 |
35 |
10 |
5 |
Delhi |
Centurion |
22 May 2009 |
| Robin Uthappa (Bangalore) |
19 |
4 |
4 |
51 |
21 |
4 |
4 |
Punjab |
Bangalore |
16 Mar 2010 |
| Owais Shah (Rajasthan) |
19 |
3 |
5 |
60 |
26 |
5 |
5 |
Bangalore |
Bangalore |
15 Apr 2012 |
| Kieron Pollard (Mumbai) |
20 |
2 |
6 |
66 |
27 |
2 |
8 |
Hyderabad |
Mumbai |
13 May 2013 |
| MS Dhoni (Chennai) |
20 |
6 |
2 |
51 |
20 |
6 |
2 |
Mumbai |
Bangalore |
23 May 2012 |
| Virender Sehwag (Delhi) |
20 |
9 |
1 |
73 |
38 |
12 |
1 |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
1 May 2012 |
| AB de Villiers (Bangalore) |
21 |
3 |
4 |
59* |
23 |
3 |
5 |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
23 Apr 2012 |
| Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan) |
21 |
2 |
6 |
61 |
28 |
4 |
6 |
Deccan |
Hyderabad |
24 Apr 2008 |
| Brendon McCullum (KKR) |
21 |
9 |
2 |
81 |
48 |
11 |
3 |
Chennai |
Centurion |
18 May 2009 |
| Virender Sehwag (Delhi) |
21 |
7 |
3 |
75 |
34 |
8 |
5 |
Rajasthan |
Ahmedabad |
15 Mar 2010 |
| Shane Watson (Rajasthan) |
21 |
4 |
4 |
60 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
Chennai |
Chennai |
4 Apr 2010 |
| Mathew Hayden (Chennai) |
22 |
8 |
2 |
65 |
35 |
9 |
2 |
Bangalore |
Pt'Elizabeth |
20 Apr 2009 |
| Mathew Hayden (Chennai) |
22 |
5 |
3 |
57 |
27 |
5 |
3 |
Delhi |
Durban |
23 Apr 2009 |
| Robin Uthappa (Bangalore) |
22 |
4 |
6 |
50* |
22 |
4 |
6 |
Kolkata |
Bangalore |
10 Apr 2010 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (KXIP) |
23 |
9 |
1 |
94 |
56 |
13 |
1 |
Mumbai |
Mohali |
25 Apr 2008 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (KXIP) |
23 |
7 |
2 |
50 |
25 |
7 |
4 |
Deccan |
Mohali |
23 May 2008 |
| Virender Sehwag (Delhi) |
23 |
2 |
5 |
51* |
26 |
2 |
5 |
Punjab |
Delhi |
17 May 2008 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai) |
23 |
9 |
0 |
63 |
32 |
11 |
0 |
Delhi |
Delhi |
17 Mar 2010 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai) |
23 |
9 |
0 |
63 |
32 |
11 |
0 |
Delhi |
Delhi |
17 Mar 2010 |
| AB de Villiers (Bangalore) |
23 |
6 |
2 |
50* |
23 |
6 |
2 |
Pune |
Pune |
2 May 2013 |
| Virender Sehwag (Delhi) |
24 |
4 |
4 |
71 |
41 |
7 |
4 |
Chennai |
Chennai |
2 May 2008 |
| David Hussey (Deccan) |
24 |
4 |
3 |
57* |
29 |
4 |
3 |
Kolkata |
Hyderabad |
11 May 2008 |
| MS Dhoni (Chennai) |
24 |
7 |
2 |
56 |
27 |
7 |
2 |
Punjab |
Centurion |
7 May 2009 |
| Ross Taylor (Bangalore) |
24 |
5 |
2 |
81* |
33 |
7 |
5 |
Kolkata |
Centurion |
12 May 2009 |
| Mathew Hayden (Chennai) |
24 |
7 |
3 |
93 |
43 |
9 |
7 |
Delhi |
Delhi |
19 Mar 2010 |
| Andrew Symonds (Deccan) |
24 |
5 |
3 |
53* |
24 |
5 |
3 |
Bangalore |
Bangalore |
8 Apr 2010 |
| Suresh Raina (Chennai) |
24 |
10 |
1 |
78* |
30 |
11 |
3 |
Kolkata |
Chennai |
13 Apr 2010 |
| Kevin Pietersen (Bangalore) |
24 |
9 |
1 |
62 |
29 |
10 |
2 |
Rajasthan |
Bangalore |
14 Apr 2010 |
| Suresh Raina (Chennai) |
24 |
2 |
3 |
57 |
35 |
3 |
3 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai |
25 Apr 2010 |
| JP Duminy (Deccan) |
24 |
3 |
4 |
58 |
26 |
3 |
5 |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
17 Apr 2012 |
