IPL all-time leaderboard · 2007/08 → 2025 · 1,169 matches · 18 seasons
Fastest half-centuries (fewest balls to 50)
Fewest deliveries faced to score 50 runs in an IPL 2026 innings. Ball-by-ball verified.
All-time career (2007/08 – 2025)
| # | Player | Balls to 50 | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urvil PatelCSK | 13 | 13 balls to reach 50 |
| 2 | Vaibhav SuryavanshiRR | 15 | 15 balls to reach 50 |
| 3 | Abhishek SharmaSRH | 15 | 15 balls to reach 50 |
| 4 | Priyansh AryaPBKS | 16 | 16 balls to reach 50 |
| 5 | Nicholas PooranLSG | 16 | 16 balls to reach 50 |
| 6 | Josh InglisLSG | 17 | 17 balls to reach 50 |
| 7 | Rajat PatidarRCB | 17 | 17 balls to reach 50 |
| 8 | Prabhsimran SinghPBKS | 19 | 19 balls to reach 50 |
| 9 | Dhruv JurelRR | 20 | 20 balls to reach 50 |
| 10 | Mitchell MarshLSG | 20 | 20 balls to reach 50 |
| 11 | Devdutt PadikkalRCB | 20 | 20 balls to reach 50 |
| 12 | Tim DavidRCB | 20 | 20 balls to reach 50 |
| 13 | Marcus StoinisPBKS | 20 | 20 balls to reach 50 |
| 14 | Travis HeadSRH | 20 | 20 balls to reach 50 |
| 15 | Finn AllenKKR | 21 | 21 balls to reach 50 |
| 16 | Ryan RickeltonMI | 22 | 22 balls to reach 50 |
| 17 | Heinrich KlaasenSRH | 22 | 22 balls to reach 50 |
| 18 | Shashank SinghPBKS | 22 | 22 balls to reach 50 |
| 19 | Shubman GillGT | 23 | 23 balls to reach 50 |
| 20 | Riyan ParagRR | 23 | 23 balls to reach 50 |
| 21 | Pathum NissankaDC | 23 | 23 balls to reach 50 |
| 22 | Rohit SharmaMI | 23 | 23 balls to reach 50 |
| 23 | Jos ButtlerGT | 23 | 23 balls to reach 50 |
| 24 | Yashasvi JaiswalRR | 23 | 23 balls to reach 50 |
| 25 | Suryansh ShedgePBKS | 24 | 24 balls to reach 50 |
IPL 2026 only — This leaderboard covers IPL 2026 only (ball-by-ball tracking of IPL 2026 fixtures). Historical per-season data is not available for this metric.
Sources & methodology
- Derived from the canonical IPL historical SETU snapshot — ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0. 1,169 matches across 18 seasons (2007/08 → 2025).
- IPL 2026: live season data surfaced separately at /season/ipl-2026. Some aspects (fastest-fifty, fastest-hundred, most-maidens, hat-tricks) are IPL 2026 only.