The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is around the corner and the fans are thrilled to watch their favorite franchise and cricketers get in action in the cash-rich league starting on March 22. The IPL has given so many aspiring cricketers a platform to become star players in international cricket. There have been many batters who have been ruling the IPL over the years and are among the leading run getters in the history of the tournament.
Throughout the years, there have been several players who have mastered the art of scoring fifties in the IPL and are among the players to score most fifties in tournament’s history. In the following listicle, we will have a look at the top five players to score most number of half-centuries in the IPL history
Most Fifties in IPL history
5. AB de Villers - 43 fifties
Widely regarded as ‘Mr 360’ Ab de Villiers is known for his ability to hit the ball at every corner of the park. The former South African cricketer has scored 5162 along with three centuries and 43 half-centuries in his IPL career from 2008 to 2021. He produced his best IPL knock of 133*(59) against Mumbai Indians in 2015
4. Rohit Sharma - 45 fifties
The five-time IPL winning captain Rohit Sharma comes fourth in the list of players to most fifties in the IPL. The Indian cricketer has scored 6628 runs from 257 matches in his IPL career so far along with two hundred and 45 half-centuries. His best IPL score of 109*(60) came against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012
3. Shikhar Dhawan - 53 fifties
Veteran Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan is the third player to score most half-centuries in the IPL. The left-hander has amassed 6769 runs from 222 matches in his IPL career so far along with two hundred and 53 half-centuries. His best score in IPL is 106*(61) against Kings XI Punjab in 2020.
2. Virat Kohli - 63 fifties
The all-time highest run scorer in the IPL, Virat Kohli is also second in the list of scoring most fifties in the history of the cash-rich league. The Indian cricketer has scored 8004 runs in the IPL in 252 matches in the IPL so far with eight hundred and 63 half-centuries. His best score in IPL is 113(50) against Kings Xi Punjab in 2016.
1. David Warner - 66 fifties
Australian cricketer David Warner has scored the most fifties in the IPL so far. The left-hander has amassed 6565 runs from 184 matches in the cash-rich league so far along with four hundred and 66 half-centuries. His best IPL score of 126(59) came against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2017.
