Shreyas Iyer has joined an elite group of IPL captains who have smashed the fastest half-centuries in the league’s history. Here’s the list of the top 7 fastest fifties by IPL captain.
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The explosive Australian wicketkeeper-batsman led the Deccan Chargers to their maiden IPL title in 2009. In the same season, Gilchrist smashed the fastest half-century by a captain in just 17 balls against the Delhi Daredevils.
The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper recorded his fastest IPL fifty in just 18 balls against the Gujarat Titans during the 2024 season.
The iconic Chennai Super Kings captain registered his fastest IPL half-century in 20 balls against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2012 edition.
Leading Sunrisers Hyderabad, David Warner blasted a rapid half-century in just 21 balls against Bengaluru in IPL 2016—one of the highlights of his captaincy tenure.
As captain of the Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer joined this elite list by smashing a 22-ball fifty against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2025 season.
While captaining Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2018, Dinesh Karthik scored his fastest IPL half-century in 22 balls against Kings XI Punjab.
Standing in as captain for Mumbai Indians in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard hammered a 22-ball fifty against Kings XI Punjab during the 2019 season.
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