Indian Premier League (IPL) is known as the paradise of power hitters, as it has witnessed some of the greatest knocks in cricket history. In every IPL season, we see the popular names who have maintained their dominant images with the bat and recorded big scores again and again. In this article, we are going through the records for the most fifties or most 50+ scores by batters in IPL history.
Here is the list of the top 5 players with the most number of half-centuries in IPL history:
5. AB de Villiers
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4. Rohit Sharma:
Playing a total of more than 250 matches in IPL so far, Rohit Sharma has scored more than 6500 runs and has 6 IPL titles, including five as the captain of Mumbai Indians. His amazing career in IPL includes scoring two centuries and 43 half centuries (45 IPL 50+ scores), including his highest score of 109 not out for Mumbai Indians against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012.
3. Shikhar Dhawan:
Former Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan is still among the top five names in this list. The left-handed batter entertained the fans with his mesmerising batting performances in IPL. In his 221 IPL innings, Dhawan scored 6769 runs. His IPL career recorded two centuries and 51 half centuries, which made his IPL 50+ scores 53 times.
2. Virat Kohli:
It is impossible to exclude the name of Virat Kohli from the cricket record books. He has already written his name in most of the batting records in international as well as domestic tournaments. Kohli also holds the record for the most IPL 50+ scores by an Indian batter. While the right-handed batter is approaching 250 IPL innings, the IPL leading run-scorer and only batter to score 8000 IPL runs has recorded 55 half-centuries and eight centuries to make his IPL 50+ scores 63 times.
1. David Warner:
Former Australian cricketer David Warner was known for his high-quality powerful batting, which made him one of the most dangerous batters against any bowling line-ups. Warner always maintained his dangerous batting approach in his long IPL career, as the left-handed top-order batter holds the record for most 50+ scores in IPL history. While he scored 6565 runs in 184 IPL innings, the left-handed batter recorded 62 half-centuries and four centuries to make his IPL 50+ scores to 66.
IPL records: Most 50+ scores
Player | Number of 50s | Number of 50+ scores |
David Warner | 62 | 66 |
Virat Kohli | 55 | 63 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 51 | 53 |
Rohit Sharma | 43 | 45 |
AB de Villiers | 40 | 43 |