Gujarat Titans opening batter B Sai Sudharsan entered his name in the history books on Thursday (May 21) by becoming the second Indian cricketer to score five half-centuries in a row in the IPL. Sudharsan, who is playing as an opening batter for Gujarat Titans in the ongoing 2026 edition of the IPL, needed 35 balls on Thursday to reach the 50-run mark against Chennai Super Kings. He completed his fifth IPL fifty in a row by taking a single on the first ball of the 12th over of the GT innings.
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Before Sudharsan, only Virender Sehwag had managed to score five IPL fifties in a row among Indian batters. Sehwag, who played in the IPL for Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab),
scored five 50s in five matches for DC during the 2012 edition of the world’s richest franchise cricket league.
Apart from Gill and Sehwag, two more batters—Jos Buttler and David Warner—have also managed to score five back-to-back IPL fifties. While Buttler achieved the feat for Rajasthan Royals in 2018, Warner scored five half-centuries in a row for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2019 edition.
Most 50s in a row in IPL
| PLAYER | TEAM | RUNS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Virender Sehwag | Delhi Capitals | 57 | Pune Warriors | Delhi | April 21, 2012 |
| Delhi Capitals | 87* | Pune Warriors | Pune | April 24, 2012 | |
| Delhi Capitals | 73 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi | April 27, 2012 | |
| Delhi Capitals | 63 | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi | April 29, 2012 | |
| Delhi Capitals | 73 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | May 1, 2012 | |
| Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 67 | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | May 2, 2018 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 51 | Punjab Kings | Indore | May 6, 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals | 82 | Punjab Kings | Jaipur | May 8, 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals | 95* | Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | May 11, 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals | 94* | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai (WS) | May 13, 2018 | |
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 70* | Punjab Kings | Mohali | April 8, 2019 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 51 | Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad | April 14, 2019 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 50 | Chennai Super Kings | Hyderabad | April 17, 2019 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 67 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | April 21, 2019 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 57 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | April 23, 2019 | |
| Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 57 | Punjab Kings | Ahmedabad | May 3, 2026 |
| Gujarat Titans | 55 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | May 9, 2026 | |
| Gujarat Titans | 61 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | May 12, 2026 | |
| Gujarat Titans | 53* | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | May 16, 2026 | |
| Gujarat Titans | 50* | Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad | May 21, 2026 |
Sudharsan, who is second on the list of batters with most runs in IPL 2026, overall has slammed seven fifties and one century this season.
He kicked off the season by scoring 13 runs against Punjab Kings in New Chandigarh on March 31 and scored his first fifty in the second match against Rajasthan Royals. In the fixture played against the Riyan Parag-led side at Narendra Modi Stadium on April 4, he played a knock of 73 runs from 44 balls.
He slammed his fourth IPL century and first of this year on April 24 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and followed it with a match-winning 87-run knock against CSK in Chennai on April 26.
Sai Sudharsan in IPL 2026
| RUNS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| 13 | Punjab Kings | New Chandigarh | March 31 |
| 73 | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad | April 4 |
| 12 | Delhi Capitals | Delhi | April 8 |
| 15 | Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow | April 12 |
| 22 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad | April 17 |
| 0 | Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad | April 20 |
| 100 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | April 24 |
| 87 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | April 26 |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Ahmedabad | April 30 |
| 57 | Punjab Kings | Ahmedabad | May 3 |
| 55 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | May 9 |
| 61 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | May 12 |
| 53* | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | May 16 |
| 50* | Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad | May 21 |
Prior to facing Chennai in Ahmedabad on May 21, Sudharsan played knocks of 57, 55, 61, and 53* against Punjab Kings, RR, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Kolkata Knight Riders, respectively.
The world record for scoring the most 50s in a row in T20s is held by Riyan Parag. Parag slammed 7 fifties in a row for his domestic side, Assam, in the 2023 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
