Fastest fifty in IPL history: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi closes-in on Yashasvi Jaiswal's feat
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a 15-ball half-century on Monday to set up an eight-wicket win for Rajasthan Royals over Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati in their first match of the IPL 2026. Sooryavanshi played an impactful innings in his first IPL 2026 match as the Rajasthan Royals opener scored 52 off 17 balls against Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati on Monday. Chasing 128, Sooryavanshi’s innings, which included four fours and five sixes, put Rajasthan in control early in the match.
RR eventually won the match by eight wickets. The young batter also reached his half-century in 15 balls, making it the joint third-fastest fifty in IPL history. He now shares this record with Yusuf Pathan (Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata, May 24, 2014), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, May 7, 2017), Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants v Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Bengaluru, April 10, 2023), and Jake Fraser-McGurk (twice — Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad, April 20, 2024, and Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians, April 27, 2024).
Only four players have recorded faster fifties in the league — Yashasvi Jaiswal, who got there in 13 balls, and KL Rahul, Pat Cummins and Romario Shepherd, who reached the mark in 14 balls. Fastest IPL fifty The fastest IPL fifty still belongs to Jaiswal, who reached the landmark in 13 balls during his innings of 98 not out off 47 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023. In that match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Rajasthan were chasing 150.
The carnage began from the first over when Jaiswal launched a brutal assault on KKR’s stand-in skipper Nitish Rana. He hit a six over long-on off the first ball and followed it with another six. He then added two fours, a two, and another boundary, scoring 26 runs in the first over, which was the second-most expensive opening over in IPL history.
He continued the scoring in the next over, hitting Harshit Rana for a six to move to 37 off nine balls. He then attacked Shardul Thakur with boundaries through extra cover and midwicket. On the next ball, he took a single towards deep square leg to reach his fifty in 13 balls.