Quickest IPL fifties: Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi went on a rampage on Monday on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur as he smashed the quickest fifty of the IPL 2025 season in solely 17 balls in opposition to Gujarat Titans in a 210-run chase.
Suryavanshi’s half-century, the primary of his T20 profession, can also be the third-quickest fifties ever in IPL historical past by an uncapped batter. The dashing southpaw additionally grew to become the youngest batter to hit a fifty in males’s T20 cricket historical past, additionally change into the youngest half-centurion within the IPL within the course of. Aged 14 years and 32 days, Suryavanshi is the primary 14-year-old to crack a half-century in males’s T20s.
General, Yashasvi Jaiswal tops the charts for the quickest Indian Premier League fifty, having smashed one in solely 13 balls in IPL 2023. Jaiswal had damaged a joint file held by KL Rahul and Pat Cummins throughout his breakout IPL season, shortly earlier than making his India debut.
Opening the innings alongside Jaiswal in a 210-run chase in opposition to the Titans, Suryavanshi teed off by opening his account with a six off Mohammed Siraj within the first over earlier than taking down veteran pacer Ishant Sharma for 26 runs with three sixes and two fours within the fourth over of the innings. Rajasthan sped to 50 in solely 3.5 overs, making it their joint-fastest fifty in Jaipur.
Suryavanshi then reached his half-century within the fifth over, as he carved off-spinner for 2 sixes and a 4 to etch the milestones.
Youngest cricketers to attain a fifty within the IPL:
14y 32d – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) vs GT, 2025*
17y 175d – Riyan Parag (RR) vs DC, 2019
18y 169d – Sanju Samson (RR) vs RCB, 2013
Here’s a take a look at the quickest IPL half-centuries:
Quickest IPL fifties listing as of IPL 2025
| Participant | Balls | Match | Venue | Date |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 13 | Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 11 Might 2023 |
| KL Rahul | 14 | Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals | Mohali | 08 April 2018 |
| PJ Cummins | 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians | Pune | 06 April 2022 |
| YK Pathan | 15 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 24 Might 2014 |
| SP Narine | 15 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | 07 Might 2017 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 15 | Lucknow Tremendous 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 |
| SK Raina | 16 | Chennai Tremendous Kings v Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | 30 Might 2014 |
| Ishan Kishan | 16 | Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Abu Dhabi | 8 October 2021 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | 17 | Rajasthan Royals v Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | 28 April 2025 |