Priyansh Arya is on fire for Punjab Kings in the IPL 2026 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the fixture taking place at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Saturday
(April 11), the left-handed batter from Delhi, who made his IPL debut in 2025, has slammed a half-century in just 16 balls. He reached the 50-run mark on the fourth ball of the sixth over of the PBKS innings bowled by Harshal Patel. The half-century by Arya is 16 balls on Saturday is second fastest fifty in the IPL by a Punjab Kings batter.
The record for scoring the fastest 50 in the IPL for PBKS is held by KL Rahul. Rahul needed only 14 balls to reach the 50-run mark for PBKS in the IPL 2018 match against Delhi Capitals in Mohali on April 8, 2018.
Priyansh has hammered 5 fours and 4 sixes so far for the Shreyas Iyer-led side.
Fastest 50s in IPL for PBKS
| PLAYER | BALLS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| KL Rahul | 14 | Delhi Capitals | Mohali | April 8, 2018 |
| Priyansh Arya | 16 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mullanpur | April 11, 2026 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 17 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Dubai | October 8, 2020 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 18 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | April 26, 2024 |
| David Miller | 19 | Rajasthan Royals | Sharjah | April 20, 2014 |
| KL Rahul | 19 | Chennai Super Kings | Mohali | May 5, 2019 |
| Priyansh Arya | 19 | Chennai Super Kings | Mullanpur | April 7, 2025 |
