Fastest 50 in IPL list: Fastest 50 in IPL 2022

Gurpreet Singh | 13/05/2022
Fastest 50 in IPL list: Fastest 50 in IPL 2022

Fastest 50 in IPL list: The fastest half-century in the Indian Premier League history has been struck in mere 14 deliveries.

During the 60th match of the ongoing 15th season of the Indian Premier League at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Punjab Kings (PBKS) opening batter Jonny Bairstow smashed a 21-ball half century against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), to provide his side a scintillating start in what is a must-win game for them with regard to the playoffs qualification.

After being asked to bat first, Bairstow went berserk at the in-form RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood right away, smashing him for 22 runs in the second Over of the match itself.

There was no stopping for the English wicket-keeper from there on, as he went after Mohammed Siraj as well during the last Over of the Powerplay, collecting as many as 23 runs, while also bringing up his fastest half-century in IPL history.

What the Bairstow onslaught also meant that PBKS smashed 83 runs in the Powerplay – the highest in IPL 2022 so far.

Fastest 50 in IPL list

Bairstow’s 21-ball half-century is no where near the list of all-time fastest half-century in the history of the IPL.

The record for the same is jointly held by present Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Pat Cummins.

While Rahul smashed his fifty in mere 14 deliveries against the Delhi Capitals in the year 2018 while playing for the Punjab Kings (previously Kings XI Punjab), Cummins took an equal number of balls to bring up his half-century this year against the Mumbai Indians (MI).

Fastest 50 in IPL 2022

As mentioned above, Pat Cummins had registered the fastest 50 of IPL 2022 on April 6, 2022, in mere 14 deliveries when KKR were up against the five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI).

His unbeaten knock of 56 runs off just 15 balls, ensured KKR a 5-wicket victory at the MCA Stadium in Pune.

Fastest 50 in IPL (updated)

Player Deliveries Team Opposition Ground Year
Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 2023
KL Rahul 14 Punjab Kings Delhi Capitals Mohali 2018
Pat Cummins 14 Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians Pune 2022
Yusuf Pathan 15 Kolkata Knight Riders Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata 2014
Sunil Narine 15 Kolkata Knight Riders Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru 2017

 

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Gurpreet Singh

Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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