Not many would have thought that the Sunil Narine gamble at the top would pay rich dividends for the KKR team. But surprising everyone,Narine has been making useful contributions and on Sunday evening, he destroyed the RCB bowling attack. When he lofted seamer S Aravind into the stands beyond long-on, Narine equalled the record for the fastest half-century in the IPL.

Here is a list of fastest fifties in IPL so far-

1.       IPL 7

Yusuf Pathan(15 balls)

Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad

Terrific innings from Pathan in which he smashed someone like Dale Steyn for 26 runs in an over

2.       IPL 7

Suresh Raina (16 balls)

Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab

Raina’s blistering knock took his side to the highest ever Powerplay score in IPL history

3.       IPL 6

Chris Gayle (17 balls)

 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors

 This was one of the most destructive knock of Universe boss

 He further went on to smash the fastest T20 hundred off 30 balls

4.       IPL 2

Adam Gilchrist (17 balls)

 Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils

 Gilchrist punished Delhi’s bowling attack and sealed  victory for his side with nearly ten overs to go

5.       IPL 9

 Kieron Pollard (17 balls)

Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders

 Pollard hammered Knight Rider’s  hapless bowling attack, having coming in with 69 to get off 42 in a chase of 176

Source: NYOOOZ DESK - IPL