Angkrish Raghuvanshi arguably is KKR’s best batter in the ongoing 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League. On Saturday (May 16), during KKR’s 12th league match of IPL 2026, he played an unbeaten knock of 82 runs for the Ajinkya Rahane-led side at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. During his stay at the crease, Raghuvanshi faced 44 balls and hammered 4 fours and 7 sixes.
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The half-century by Raghuvanshi on Saturday against GT was his 5th fifty in this year’s IPL. He is the third batter after Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa to score five or more 50-plus scores in an IPL season for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The record of scoring the most 50-plus scores in an IPL season for Kolkata Knight Riders is
in the name of Gambhir. In the 2012 edition of the IPL, Gambhir played 17 matches and scored six fifties. He scored five fifties in 15 matches of the 2016 IPL as well.
Uthappa, on the other hand, scored five half-centuries each in the 2014 and 2017 editions of the IPL.
Most half-centuries in an IPL season for KKR
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | HALF-CENTURIES | YEAR |
| Gautam Gambhir | 17 | 590 | 6 | 2012 |
| Robin Uthappa | 16 | 660 | 5 | 2014 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 15 | 501 | 5 | 2016 |
| Robin Uthappa | 14 | 388 | 5 | 2017 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 12 | 422 | 5* | 2026 |
The overall record of scoring most fifties in an IPL season is in the name of David Warner. Warner played 17 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2016 IPL and slammed 9 fifties.
Most 50s in an IPL season
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | FIFTIES | YEAR |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 848 | 9 | 2016 |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 692 | 8 | 2019 |
| Kane Williamson | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 735 | 8 | 2018 |
| Faf du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 730 | 8 | 2023 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | 657 | 8 | 2025 |
Virat Kohli tops the list of batters with the most 50-plus scores in an IPL season. Kohli played 16 matches for RCB in the 2016 IPL and crossed the 50-run mark 11 times.
Most 50+ scores in an IPL season
| PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | 50+ SCORES | YEAR |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 16 | 973 | 11 | 2016 |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 848 | 9 | 2016 |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 692 | 9 | 2019 |
| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | 733 | 8 | 2012 |
| Kane Williamson | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 735 | 8 | 2018 |
| Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 863 | 8 | 2022 |
| Faf du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 730 | 8 | 2023 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 639 | 8 | 2023 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | 657 | 8 | 2025 |
Raghuvanshi added 95 runs from 41 balls for the 2nd wicket with Finn Allen (93 runs from 35 balls) and an unbeaten 108 runs from 52 balls for the third wicket with Cameron Green (52 runs from 28 balls).
