We are just days away from the start of the much-anticipated Indian Premier League 2018. The whole of India will be waiting with bated breath to witness the most popular T20 League in the world. Since its inception in 2008, every edition of the IPL has been ardently followed in India and around the globe. Lets take a look at the 5 fastest fifty in the history of IPL.

5. Chris Morris--17 balls

Chris Morris scored one of the knocks in the IPL 2016 with this monumental effort coming against the Gujarat Lions at Delhi. By hitting three consecutive sixes off Dwayne Smith, Morris scored the fastest fifty of the season in just 17 deliveries.

4. Kieron Pollard--17 balls

Pollard also scored the joint fastest fifty of the tournament in 17 deliveries just a day after Chris Morris scored his fifty in the same amount of deliveries.

3. Suresh Raina--16 balls

Suresh Raina came in and it began to rain fours and sixes as CSK reached their 100 in only six overs. In the process, the Indian left-hander reached his fifty in16 deliveries to record the third fastest fifty in IPL history.

2. Yusuf Pathan--15 balls

Pathan was adjudged the ‘Man of the Match’ for his monumental effort and his 15-ball half-century is yet to be bettered in the IPL.

1. Sunil Narine--15 balls

Kolkata Knight Riders opener Sunil Narine joined his former teammate Yusuf Pathan on the fastest Indian Premier League half-century record list. Narine reached the half century mark off 15 deliveries against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. His knock was dotted with six fours and four sixes