Scoring a half-century is considered a big milestone for any batter in the IPL, know who have the most fifties in one season
Some players make scoring a half-century look like a cup of tea. Players who are known to convert the good starts into the big innings always score 50+ for their team. Today we are gonna talk about a List of players with the most fifties in an IPL season.
List Of Top 5 Players With Most Fifties In One IPL Season Of All Time
5. Chris Gayle 2012 (8 Half-centuries)
Christopher Henry Gayle took the standards of batting in IPL to another level by scoring 733 runs at an average of 61. His 2012 season consisted of 8 Fifties and a Ton with a staggering 59 sixes. Chris Gayle is arguably the biggest IPL legend as he is in almost every scoring record of the tournament.
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4. Kane Williamson 2018 (8 Half Centuries)
King Kane the SRH captain was amazing in the 2018 season of IPL. It was possibly the best season for Kane as a batsman as he scored 8 half-centuries in the tournament. In that season Kane was the captain of the SRH side in place of David Warner who was facing a 1-year ban. Williamson led the SRH side to its second final in IPL unfortunately losing out to CSK in the end. But The year 2018 will be remembered as Kane Williamson’s year as he won the orange cap by scoring 735 runs.
3. David Warner 2016 (9 Half-centuries)
David Warner is the most consistent batter of IPL history. The pocket-size dynamite has scored the most no. of the 50s in IPL history (52). Warner has scored 9 of his 52 fifties in the 2016 edition of IPL. He was also the second-highest run-scorer of the season. David Warner’s incredible run of form won SRH their maiden IPL title in 2016 beating RCB in the Final.
2. David Warner 2019 (9 Half Centuries)
The Incredible Warner features again in the List of players with the most fifties in an IPL season. David Warner scored 9 fifties in the 2019 season as he was returning back from a year ban in world cricket. He only played 11 matches in the 2019 season and scored 611 runs. Warner’s outrageous Batting performance won him the Orange Cap of the season.
1. Virat Kohli 2016 (11 Half Centuries)
In the year 2016 Kohli showed sheer dominance against every single bowling lineup. His stats in that season were unreal as he scored 11 fifties and 4 centuries in a single edition. He scored 973 runs that season and won the orange cap of the season. Kohli’s supreme batting effort deserved a title but unfortunately, RCB lost it to SRH in the Finals.