In 15 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL), many batsmen have played some blasting innings which have not only helped their team but have entertained the cricket fans as well.
Here is the list of the top five fastest half-centuries smashed in the history of the IPL, and the big surprise is that number one is a famous fast bowler.
- Chris Gayle:
‘Universe Boss” Chris Gayle scored 175 runs against Pune Warriors India, a debutant team in the IPL. In just 17 balls, he reached his half-century. He played a hard-hitting game and scored 175 runs, including 17 sixes and 13 fours.
- Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina, also known as “Mr. IPL,” played for Chennai Super Kings. Mr. IPL smashed his fifty in just 16 balls against Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2014. He hit six sixes and 12 fours in his 87-run innings. Unfortunately, this season he has gone unsold even if CSK didn’t show interest in buying him.
- Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is one of the best spinners in the world of T20 cricket. But he also has expertise in batting. The proof is his fastest fifty, which he scored in just 15 balls against RCB. He is also a very impactful batter at the top of the order. In his fastest fifty, he hit four sixes and six fours. Narine was the reason that RCB was knocked out of the playoffs in 2017. If you like to bet on the IPL, you can visit some cricket betting sites.
- Yusuf Pathan
One of India’s most explosive all-rounders ever, Yusuf Pathan, holds one of the fastest fifty in IPL history. In 2014, while playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders, he hit his fastest fifty in just 15 balls.In that game, Pathan scored 72 runs, including seven sixes and five fours, against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens.
- KL Rahul
The letter KLRahul holds the record for the fastest fifty in the IPL. He scored his fifty in just 14 balls while playing for Kings XI Punjab (Punjab Kings) in the IPL T20 2018 against Delhi Capitals. He had hit 51 runs with the help of four sixes and six fours. This match was so interesting that the online IPL Satta was at its peak and many people got rich.
- Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins right now shares his record of the fastest fifty in the IPL with KL Rahul. In the recent game against the Mumbai Indians, Pat Cummins smashed his fastest fifty in just 14 balls, including five sixes and four fours. He scored a total of 56 runs in just 15 balls, and he is a full-time fast bowler.