IPL Records
Most Fifties in the IPL — All-Time Leaderboard
Virat Kohli has the most fifties in the IPL, with 63 half-centuries from 259 innings.
63
Fifties
Innings
259
Average
39.55
Strike Rate
132.86
Hundreds
8
Highest
113
Fours
771
Sixes
291
Balls
6,519
Lead over #2 (Rohit Sharma)
16
Top 25 All-Time IPL Records
Ranked among the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | India | 267 | 259 | 40 | 8,661 | 39.55 | 132.86 | 8 | 63 | 113 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | India | 272 | 267 | 30 | 7,046 | 29.73 | 132.1 | 2 | 47 | 109 |
| 3 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 145 | 136 | 23 | 5,222 | 46.21 | 136.03 | 5 | 40 | 132 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 184 | 170 | 40 | 5,162 | 39.71 | 151.69 | 3 | 40 | 133 |
| 5 | Suryakumar Yadav | India | 166 | 151 | 28 | 4,311 | 35.05 | 148.66 | 2 | 29 | 103 |
| 6 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 132 | 132 | 23 | 3,731 | 34.23 | 133.35 | 0 | 27 | 97 |
| 7 | Shubman Gill | India | 118 | 115 | 17 | 3,866 | 39.45 | 138.72 | 4 | 26 | 129 |
| 8 | Rishabh Pant | India | 125 | 123 | 19 | 3,553 | 34.16 | 147.62 | 2 | 19 | 128 |
| 9 | Ishan Kishan | India | 119 | 112 | 9 | 2,998 | 29.11 | 137.65 | 1 | 17 | 106 |
| 10 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 66 | 66 | 3 | 2,166 | 34.38 | 152.86 | 2 | 15 | 124 |
| 11 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 78 | 78 | 9 | 2,334 | 33.83 | 119.82 | 1 | 13 | 100 |
| 12 | Steven Smith | Australia | 103 | 93 | 21 | 2,485 | 34.51 | 128.1 | 1 | 11 | 101 |
| 13 | Travis Head | Australia | 38 | 37 | 4 | 1,146 | 34.73 | 170.03 | 1 | 8 | 102 |
| 14 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 254 | 198 | 81 | 3,260 | 27.86 | 130.25 | 0 | 5 | 77 |
| 15 | Tim David | Australia | 50 | 44 | 18 | 846 | 32.54 | 173.37 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 16 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 163 | 90 | 35 | 833 | 15.15 | 137.92 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 17 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 145 | 31 | 24 | 68 | 9.71 | 86.08 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 98 | 38 | 23 | 201 | 13.4 | 86.64 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 19 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 108 | 26 | 16 | 112 | 11.2 | 91.06 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 20 | Mohammed Shami | India | 119 | 29 | 15 | 84 | 6 | 94.39 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 21 | Ahmad Faiz | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ghulam Shabber | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jason Sangha | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Joshua Rasu | Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fifties Leader by Country
India
Virat Kohli63
South Africa
AB de Villiers40
Australia
Steven Smith11
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz0
Pakistan
Asad Shafiq0
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber0
Vanuatu
Joshua Rasu0
Bermuda
Kyle Hodsoll0
Sri Lanka
Malinda Pushpakumara0
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto0
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's IPL cricket only. Based on the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's IPL batting stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 22 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most fifties in the IPL?
Virat Kohli has the most fifties in the IPL, with 63 half-centuries from 259 innings.
Who has the most fifties in IPL history?
Virat Kohli has the most fifties in the IPL, with 63 half-centuries from 259 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time IPL fifties record?
Rohit Sharma is closest among currently tracked players, with 47 — 16 behind Virat Kohli.