IPL Playoffs: Most Fifty-plus Scores
Most Fifty-plus Scores in IPL Playoffs
| Player | Innings | 50+ | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suresh Raina | 24 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Michael Hussey | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dwayne Smith | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Shane Watson | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| AB de Villiers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Faf du Plessis | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Lendl Simmons | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rajat Patidar | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Key Insights
Suresh Raina: The Undisputed Leader
Suresh Raina leads the pack by miles. He notched up seven fifties, all for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), in the IPL playoffs.
Five of Raina’s half-centuries came in wins, which is again the most by a batter in the knockouts.
One of Raina’s fifties even came off 16 deliveries. This is the fastest half-century in all playoff games. He bashed 87 off 25 balls versus Punjab in 2014.
Raina has also scored the most runs – 714 – in this phase of the tournament.
Other Close Contenders
Dwayne Smith, on the contrary, has the most fifty-plus scores in losses in the playoffs.
Over 25 batters have scored two or more fifty-plus scores in the IPL playoffs. Seven of them have a century to their names.
Among them, Shubman Gill’s score of 129 is the highest by a batter in a knockout match. Find the next 9 here.
Raina, Michael Hussey, Venkatesh Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha, Rohit Sharma, and Shane Watson have scored two fifty-plus scores in IPL finals. Saha and Watson even have a century each in the summit clashes.
