The Indian Premier League is generally felt to be amongst the most thrilling and energetic cricket leagues around the earth. One of the main contributions of the IPL to T20 cricket has been the rise of destructive and hard-hitting batting. A quick cameo from a batsman can change the course of the game totally, leaving the bowling team reeling. The list of the fastest fifties in the IPL is full of surprises and jaw-dropping performances. Let's take a look at the top 10 fastest fifties in the history of the IPL. Top 10 Fastest Fifties in IPL History Player Balls Match Venue Date Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 11 May 2023 KL Rahul 14 Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals Mohali 08 April 2018 Pat Cummins 14 Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians Pune 06 April 2022 Yusuf Pathan 15 Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata 24 May 2014 Sunil Narine 15 Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore 07 May 2017 Nicholas Pooran 15 Lucknow Super Giants v Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru 10 April 2023 Jake Fraser-McGurk 15 Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad Delhi 20 April 2024 Jake Fraser-McGurk 15 Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians Delhi 27 April 2024 Suresh Raina 16 Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab Mumbai 30 May 2014 Ishan Kishan 16 Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad Abu Dhabi 8 October 2021 Yashasvi Jaiswal Image Source: Cricxtasy Yashasvi Jaiswal was born on December 28, 2001. He holds the record for accomplishing the fastest fifty ever in the history of the IPL. In the 2023 season, while playing for the Rajasthan Royals against the Kolkata Knight Riders, he reached his half century in 13 balls. He had broken the previous record held by KL Rahul and Pat Cummins at 14 balls each for their half-century scores. His great batting in the Indian Premier League in 2023 made his team proud. Also Read | 10 Lesser-Known Facts About MS Dhoni | Number 7 Unmasked KL Rahul Image Source: Jagran Josh The IPL record for the fastest fifty, 15 balls, stood for nearly four years until KL Rahul breached it in his debut season for Kings XI Punjab. A fortunate top-edged six off Trent Boult got him underway, before he got some good cover drives and pulls from Mohammad Shami's first over. He still seemed a long way off the fastest fifty with 27 off nine balls until he struck 24 off Amit Mishra's first over to beat the mark by a single ball. Soon enough, Rahul was out, caught at short third man, trying to hit Boult through the leg side. He had long since stamped his mark, though, as one of the IPL's premier hitters. Pat Cummins Image Source: BCCI In thе 14th lеaguе match of IPL 2022 on April 6, KKR playеd against Mumbai Indians. Dеspitе a slow start from KKR's top-ordеr batsmеn, Vеnkatеsh Iyеr and Pat Cummins playеd aggrеssivеly to sеcurе a 5-wickеt victory whilе chasing a targеt of 162 runs. Pat Cummins' unbеatеn half-cеntury camе off 14 balls, scoring 56 runs from 15 dеlivеriеs with 4 boundariеs and 6 sixеs. Yusuf Pathan Image Source: India Today In one of the matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad, KKR's Yusuf Pathan came in with almost 90 runs required in the last ten overs. Far from playing out the game, Pathan played aggressively and scored 72 runs in 22 balls at a strike rate of 327.77. KKR won with 34 balls remaining as Pathan made the fastest fifty in the IPL history, reaching it in just 15 balls. Sunil Narine Image Source: Rediff Sunil Narine achieved the second-fastest IPL half-century with an aggressive innings of 54 runs against RCB in the 2017 season of the league. Opening, coming in favor of KKR, he reached his fifty in just 15 balls, totally dominating the RCB bowlers at the M. Chinnas-swamy Stadium in Bengaluru as KKR won the match by 29 balls to spare. Also Read | The Lowest Scores in ODI Cricket History Nicholas Pooran Image Source: News9 Live Nicholas Pooran scored a quick fifty for LSG in only 15 balls against RCB on April 10, 2023. Actually, this was the third-fastest fifty in the history of the IPL.Pooran's innings was laced with 4 fours and 7 sixes. He scored 62 runs off 19 balls at a strike rate of 326.32. His innings was crucial during the chase of a big target of 213 runs for LSG. Jake Fraser-McGurk Image Source: India Today McGurk, who came in as a replacement of Lungi Ngidi delivered one the finest knock for the Delhi Franchise. The young Australian batter scored a half century in just 15 balls, which is now the fastest of the IPL 2024 season. His innings of 65(18) against SRH consisted of 5 fours and 7 sixes. The chase of 267 looked achievable while he was at the crease. Unfortunately, the capitals slowed down after his wicket and eventually lost the game by 67 runs. Jake Fraser-McGurk Image Source: Hindustan Times Jake Fraser-McGurk played a power innings and scored a fifty in 15 balls against Mumbai Indians at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. The quick fifty sent the crowd into raptures as it equaled his fastest fifty this season in the IPL 2024. The knock by Fraser-McGurk gave a great start to the Delhi Capitals. This was his second 15-ball fifty in the IPL 2024. This innings showed his form at the top of the order. Suresh Raina Image Source: Times of Sports In the high-intensity IPL 2014 playoff against Kings XI Punjab, Suresh Raina played a fighting knock with 87 runs off 25 balls and achieved his half century in just 16 deliveries. Still, Chennai did not enter the final as they fell by 24 runs against Kings XI Punjab's huge total of 226, though Raina was not out at an impressive strike rate of 348.0. Ishan Kishan Image Source: Sportskeeda The costliest player in the 2022 Mega Auction, Ishan Kishan, scored a quick fifty in 16 balls for Mumbai Indians against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Abu Dhabi in the 2021 edition of the IPL. The Mumbai Indians batted first with Ishan scoring 84 runs in 32 balls, containing 11 fours and 4 sixes. His excellent performance went in vain as MI missed out on the playoff berth owing to their net run rate. Also Read | Who is the God of T20 Cricket? Discover the Legend!