Rajat Patidar scored 53 runs from 20 balls for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians. Patidar needed 17 balls to reach the 50-run mark at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, April 12. The fifty in 17 balls by Patidar helped him equal Adam Gilchrist’s 17-year-old record of scoring the fastest 50 in the IPL by a captain.
In the 2009 IPL match between Deccan Chargers and Delhi Capitals in Centurion on May 22, 2009, Gilchrist also reached the 50-run mark in just 17 balls.
Fastest 50s in IPL by captain
| PLAYER | TEAM | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Adam Gilchrist | HDC | 17 | DC | Centurion | May 22, 2009 |
| Rajat Patidar | RCB | 17 | MI | Mumbai (WS) | April 12, 2026 |
| Faf du Plessis | RCB | 18 | GT | Bengaluru | May 4, 2024 |
The record of scoring the fastest 50 in IPL history is held by Yashasvi Jaiswal of Rajasthan Royals. In the 2023 IPL match played between RR and KKR at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Jaiswal reached the 50-run mark in just 13 balls.
The record of scoring fastest 50 in T20s by an Indian batter is held by Yuvraj Singh. The former left-handed batter needed just 12 balls on September 19, 2007, to score 50 runs against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup match played at Kingsmead in Durban.
Patidar batted with a strike rate of 265.00 for the visitors on April 12 and hammered 4 fours and 5 sixes. The fifty in 17 balls by Patidar is also the joint-second fastest half-century in the IPL by an RCB batter.
Only Romario Shepherd (14 balls) has reached the 50-run mark in fewer balls than Patidar for the 2025 IPL champions.
Fastest 50s for RCB in IPL
| PLAYER | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Romario Shepherd | 14 | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | May 3, 2025 |
| Chris Gayle | 17 | Pune Warriors India | Bengaluru | April 23, 2013 |
| Rajat Patidar | 17 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai (WS) | April 12, 2026 |
| Faf du Plessis | 18 | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru | May 4, 2024 |
| Robin Uthappa | 19 | Punjab Kings | Bengaluru | March 16, 2010 |
| Rajat Patidar | 19 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | April 25, 2024 |
Patidar added 65 runs from just 23 balls for the second wicket with Virat Kohli, who made 50 from 38 balls.
He was sent back to the pavilion by Mitchell Santner on the sixth ball of the 16th over of the RCB innings. Patidar attempted to play a big shot off Santner’s bowling but failed to get the desired distance and was caught by Tilak Varma near the boundary ropes.
