Fastest Fifty in IPL 2026: Vaibhav Suryavanshi doesn't yet hold the record for the fastest fifty in the 19th season of the Indian Premier League. Abhishek Sharma is also ahead of him, but he isn't number one either.
Fastest Fifty in IPL 2026 Top 5
The IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 is today between the Gujarat Titans and the Rajasthan Royals, with the winner advancing to the final against RCB. Rajasthan will be hoping for another strong innings from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored 97 runs off 29 balls in the previous match. He missed the record for the fastest century in IPL history. However, you might be surprised to know that Vaibhav is not the fastest player to score a half-century this season.
15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored 680 runs in 15 innings in IPL 2026. He is currently the season's leading run-scorer, with 390 of those runs coming from sixes alone. He has hit 65 sixes so far, the most by a single player in a single season. Vaibhav has already scored one century and four half-centuries in the ongoing season. However, he ranks third in the list of fastest half-centuries.
Who has scored the fastest half-century in IPL 2026?
After 72 matches, Chennai Super Kings player Urvil Patel holds the record for the fastest half-century. He scored a half-century in 13 balls against the Lucknow Super Giants on May 10th. This is also the joint-fastest fifty in IPL history. Before him, Yashasvi Jaiswal reached the milestone in 2023, also in 13 balls.
At which number is Vaibhav Suryavanshi?
At number two is Sunrisers Hyderabad opening batsman Abhishek Sharma, who scored a half-century in 15 balls against Chennai Super Kings on April 18. At number three is Vaibhav, who also scored a half-century in 15 balls. He occupies positions 3 through 6 on the list. He has scored half-centuries in 15 balls three times this season. He scored a half-century in 16 balls in the Eliminator, in which he scored 97 runs in 29 balls.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed half-centuries in 15 balls against Chennai Super Kings on March 30, Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 10 and Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 25.
