New Delhi, 29 May 2026: IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 is today between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals, in which the winning team will reach the final against RCB. Rajasthan will hope for another strong innings from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored 97 runs in 29 balls in the last match. He had missed the record of fastest century in IPL history. However, you will be surprised to know that Vaibhav is not the player to score the fastest half-century in this season.
15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored 680 runs in 15 innings in IPL 2026. He is currently the highest run-scorer of the season, with 390 runs coming from sixers alone. He has hit 65 sixes so far, which is the most by a player in a single season. Vaibhav has scored one century and four half-centuries in the current season. However, he is third in the list of players who scored the fastest half century.
Who has scored the fastest half century in IPL 2026?
After 72 matches, Chennai Super Kings player Urvil Patel holds the record for the fastest half-century. He scored a half century in 13 balls against Lucknow Super Giants on 10th May. This is also the joint fastest half-century in IPL history. Before him, Yashasvi Jaiswal had achieved this feat in 13 balls in 2023.
What number is Vaibhav Suryavanshi?
At second place is Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opening batsman Abhishek Sharma, who scored a half-century in 15 balls against Chennai Super Kings on 18 April. At number three is Vaibhav, who scored a half-century in 15 balls. He is ranked 3 to 6 in the list. He has scored half-century in 15 balls thrice this season. He scored a half-century in 16 balls in the eliminator, in which he scored 97 runs in 29 balls.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed half-century in 15 balls against Chennai Super Kings on 30 March, Royal Challengers Bangalore on 10 April and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 25 April.
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