IPL 2018: KL Rahul smashes fastest-ever IPL 50 off 14 balls

KL Rahul proved his worth of being bought at Rs 11 crore as the Punjab player smashed the fastest half-century against Delhiin the history of Indian Premier League (IPL).

Let's take a look at top fastest half-centuries in the tournament's history.

1) KL Rahul: The top order batsman became the fastest player to notch up a half-century. He brought up the milestone in just 14 balls after hitting Delhi spinner Amit Mishra for plenty.

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2) Sunil Narine: Narine is the player who previously held this record. as per reports. He smashed his half-century in just 15 balls in Bangalore in 2017 while playing for Kolkata.

3) Yusuf Pathan: Kolkata's Yusuf pathan had also taken 15 balls to slam a fifty against Hyderabad in Kolkata in 2014.

4) Suresh Raina: The leading run-scorer in IPL took just 16 balls to reach his half-century against Punjab in Mumbai in 2014.

5) Chris Gayle: The run-machine smashed the fastest T20 hundred off just 30 balls. However, he raced to a half-century in just 17 deliveries in 2013.

6) Adam Gilchrist: The former Australian cricketer also took 17 deliveries to slam the fastest half-century in 2009.