Top 10 fastest fifties in IPL

Top 10 fastest fifties in IPL: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has brought all new flavor and added lot more spark in acceptability of T20 cricket. Over the last 7 years the league has seen a considerable growth in the competency level and what is benchmark for one season is bettered in the next; and this is what makes it so interesting for action lovers. Batsmen have played mind-blowing innings and we believe this is a superb record then someone comes up with an even superior effort and breaks it. So here are the Top 10 fastest fifties in IPL: 10. MS Dhoni (CSK) – 20 balls: This was a murderous knock by the India and CSK skipper Dhoni, an important match it was the final eliminator of the IPL 2012. (Photo Source: BCCI) This was a murderous knock by the India and CSK skipper Dhoni, an important match it was the final eliminator of the IPL 2012. The team needed some quick runs towards the end of the innings and Dhoni did just that as he scored 51 runs from 20 balls with six 4s 2 huge sixes. Eventually, it proved to be a match and Player of the Match winnings performance. 10. Kieron Pollard (MI) – 20 balls: Kieron Pollard has the license to go for the kill right from the first ball that he faces and this is the role MI wants him to play against the risk of getting out. (Photo Source: BCCI) Kieron Pollard has the license to go for the kill right from the first ball that he faces and this is the role MI wants him to play against the risk of getting out. He has done that though not as consistently as the team would have liked but the overall package that he brings in is always worth having. In this particular innings he was magnificent as he made 66 runs in which the 50 came of just 20 balls with two 4s and 8 Pollard 6s. 9. David Miller (KXIP) – 19 balls: David Miller scored 51 runs in 19 balls. (Photo Source: BCCI) The South African recruit in the KXIP team proved to be not only a good finisher but a real match winner for them; Miller made game out of matches which looked lost at one point. He along with Maxwell and Bailey on multiple occasions not only bailed them out of troubles but converted opportunities into successful ones. This particular innings was special as he hit 51 runs from 19 balls aided by six big 6s. 8. Owais Shah (RR) – 19 balls: Owais Shah scored half-century in 19 balls. (Photo Source:AFP) Owais Shah has a short IPL career of 23 matches between 2010 and 2013 yet he has been successful in making himself a part of the history of the tournament with some wonderful knocks. He played for the Rajasthan Royals who have this knack of identifying and encouraging talent; even his native England found him good enough just for 17 T20Is. The innings under consideration is the one in which he scored the half-century in just 19 balls as he struck five 4s and equal number of sixes in it. 7. Robin Uthappa (RCB) – 19 balls: Robin Uthappa, is dominant stroke player and he likes to make the bowlers realize who is the boss while dealing on the 22 yards. (Photo Source : BCCI) Robin Uthappa is dominant stroke player and he likes to make the bowlers realize who is the boss while dealing on the 22 yards. His shots have the touch of authority as he walks down the wicket even to the fastest and fiercest of the bowlers from international cricket. Robin Uthappa proved to be an asset for the RCB, this particular innings tracks back to 2010, where he hit 51 from 21 balls; it was studded with four 4s and four 6s. 6. Harbhajan Singh (MI) – 19 balls: Harbhajan Singh scored 50 of 19 balls against KXIP at Wankhede.(Photo Source:BCCI) We all know this Jatt from Punjab for his spin bowling, how he can disturb the opposition line-up. But he also has that hidden ability, something which takes time to come out and is seen only when Bhajji is charged up. Harbhajan Singh playing this match against the Kings XI Punjab walked in when the game was almost over for MI and he could have given away his wicket as well. But instead he chose to fight, and what followed was an amazing innings full of fun, and sixes. Harbhajan enjoyed his time in the middle in his stay for 24 balls scoring 63 runs. His innings panned out like- 1 4 4 4 1 6 0 1 0 0 6 6 6 1 0 2 6 1 4 1 4 6 0 W. He thus scored one of the faster fifties we have seen in IPL as he took only 19 balls to get there. In all he stuck 6 sixes and 5 fours, in the knock. 5. Andre Russell (KKR) – 19 balls: Andre Russell KKR. (Photo Source: BCCI) Andre Russell is certainly the all-rounder of the Pepsi IPL 2015. The man has done the job for KKR every time that he has gone out to bat. This was one of those games when the team needed him to play a blinder and he did so. Russell took just 19 balls to get to his fifty, it came in with the help of 4 maximum’s and 5 boundaries. He played for 21 balls in that innings and got run out on 51; one of the finest innings we have seen this IPL. 4. Adam Gilchrist (DC) – 17 balls: Adam Gilchrist scored 50 of 17 balls.(Photo Source: Associated Press) Adam Gilchrist was never a player with technical perfections or a keen thinker while he batted, his approach to treat the ball on merit worked wonders for him in the Australian team as well as at the Deccan Chargers and KXIP. This knock was a huge one as he scored 85 runs from just 35 balls; his fifty for the DC came of merely 17 balls as he hit ten 4s and five Gilly 6s. 3. Chris Morris (DD) – 17 balls: Chris Morris. (Photo Source: BCCI) The Delhi Daredevils were in deep trouble chasing 173 against Gujarat Lions. They were 51/3 after 10 overs and needed another 122 runs in the last 10 overs with the top order back in the dugout. That is when their second most expensive pick South African all-rounder Chris Morris rose to the occasion. He hit 7 sixes on his way to his half-century, along with a couple of boundaries. Morris took just 17 balls to get to his half-century and recorded the fastest fifty of IPL 2016. He stayed unbeaten on 82 from 32 deliveries though couldn’t take his team home as they lost the match by a single run. 2. Suresh Raina (CSK) – 16 balls: If CSK has to pick a player who has been the most consistent performer for this most consistent T20 team it has to be Suresh Raina. (Photo Source: BCCI) If CSK has to pick a player who has been the most consistent performer for this most consistent T20 team it has to be Suresh Raina. The left-hander has won them matches every time when the team needed him to and is not only the most capped IPL player but also the one with most runs in the league. Suresh hit 87 from 25 balls against the KXIP in the previous season of the IPL. His knock was full of boundaries, in all he hit as many as 12 fours and six Suresh 6s. 1. Yusuf Pathan (KKR) – 15 balls: Who can forget this knock form the elder Pathan, he was at his absolute destructive best as he clearly ‘Murdered’ the SRH bowlers. (© Getty Images) Who can forget this knock form the elder Pathan, he was at his absolute destructive best as he clearly ‘Murdered’ the SRH bowlers. This innings was all about power, he showed who was the superior half with this knock, earlier to it there were questions raised over his utility in the team and he not only answered the teams call but muted all his critics with this 22 balls 72 runs effort in which he also powered five 4s and seven huge killer 6s. (*All Stats Updated Till 27th April 2016)