The record for the slowest fifty in IPL history belongs to JP Duminy, who took 55 balls to reach his half-century for Mumbai Indians against Kings XI Punjab in 2009, while Ruturaj Gaikwad has now joined the list with a 49-ball fifty that also puts him among the slowest fifties for Chennai Super Kings in IPL history.
In a tournament known for fast scoring and big hitting, the record for the slowest fifty in IPL history stands out for a very different reason.
The slowest fifty in IPL history is 55 balls, scored by JP Duminy for Mumbai Indians against Kings XI Punjab in the 2009 season at Durban, when he finished with 59 runs from 63 balls in a failed chase of 120.
Right behind Duminy is Parthiv Patel, who reached his half-century in 53 balls for Chennai Super Kings against Kings XI Punjab in Chennai in 2010.
Across seasons, a small group of batters like Duminy, Parthiv, David Warner, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu have all entered this “slowest fifties in IPL” list with innings that took 47 balls or more to reach fifty.
JP Duminy’s 55-ball fifty – the slowest of all
JP Duminy tops the chart for the slowest fifty in IPL history, and his record has stood for many years.
Playing for Mumbai Indians against Kings XI Punjab in 2009 at Durban, Duminy took 55 balls to complete his fifty and ended on 59 off 63 balls as Mumbai fell short of a modest target of 120, finishing on 116 for 7.
In that game, Mumbai were expected to chase the target with ease, but the innings never picked up enough speed, and Duminy’s knock became one of the main talking points after the match.
Since then, his 55-ball half-century has become the benchmark whenever a batter takes a long time to reach fifty in the IPL.
Parthiv Patel and other slow fifties in IPL
Second on the overall list is Parthiv Patel, who took 53 balls to reach his half-century for Chennai Super Kings against Kings XI Punjab in the 2010 season at Chepauk.
Parthiv scored a patient 57 from 58 balls in that innings, and this knock remains the slowest fifty by an Indian batter in IPL history.
JP Duminy appears again in the chart with another very slow fifty, this time needing 52 balls to bring up his half-century in one of his other IPL knocks, which keeps his name right at the top of discussions around slow scoring in the league.
Along with them, players like David Warner and Gautam Gambhir also have fifties that took 50 balls, showing that even top-order stars and aggressive openers can sometimes play very slow innings in certain match situations.
Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane have 48‑ball fifties, while Robin Uthappa and Ambati Rayudu have each taken 47 balls to reach the fifty mark in one of their IPL innings, adding depth to this unusual record table.
Many of these slow fifties have come in games where the pitch was slow, the ball was gripping, or the target did not demand very high scoring from the start.
Sometimes, early wickets or tight bowling in the powerplay has also forced batters to go into a safety-first mode, which later reflects in a very high ball count for their half-century.
In some cases, teams were chasing small totals, and the batter in the middle chose to bat risk-free for a long time, only to find that the team later ran out of time and lost control of the chase, as seen in Duminy’s 2009 knock for Mumbai Indians.
In other cases, the innings did speed up in the final overs, but the early slow rate still placed the batter among the slowest fifties in IPL history.
Slowest Fifties in IPL History
| Rank | Player | Balls |
| 1 | JP Duminy | 55 |
| 2 | Parthiv Patel | 53 |
| 3 | JP Duminy | 52 |
| 4 | David Warner | 50 |
| 5 | Gautam Gambhir | 50 |
| 6 | Sachin Tendulkar | 49 |
| 7 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 49 |
| 8 | Murali Vijay | 48 |
| 9 | Ajinkya Rahane | 48 |
| 10 | Robin Uthappa | 47 |
| 11 | Ambati Rayudu | 47 |
Slowest fifties for CSK in IPL
When we look at Chennai Super Kings alone, there is a separate list of the slowest fifties scored for the franchise in IPL history.
On this CSK-only list, Parthiv Patel sits at number one with his 53‑ball fifty against Kings XI Punjab at Chepauk in 2010, which is also one of the slowest fifties in the entire league.
Matthew Hayden is next on the CSK chart, having taken 51 balls to reach his half-century against Mumbai Indians in the 2009 season at Gqeberha (then known as Port Elizabeth), during the South Africa edition of the IPL.
Murali Vijay features twice in the CSK slow-fifty record list: first with a 50‑ball fifty against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali in 2013 and again with a 49‑ball half-century against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur in the same season.
Dwayne Smith is also part of this list, with a 49‑ball fifty for CSK against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in 2014, another innings where he took his time before opening up later in the knock.
Now, Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 49‑ball fifty against Gujarat Titans in Chennai in 2026 has joined this group, making him the sixth name in the list of slowest fifties for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 49-ball fifty vs Gujarat Titans
On April 26, 2026, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a half-century that has already become one of the most talked-about knocks of this IPL season.
Playing against Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans in match 37 of IPL 2026, the Chennai Super Kings captain reached his fifty in 49 balls, which made it the slowest fifty of the 2026 season so far.
Gaikwad’s innings came on a surface that was not easy to bat on at the start, as CSK were in trouble at 50 for 4 after 12 overs, with Gujarat’s pacers using the tacky pitch well.
He held one end up and then shifted gears in the final phase of the innings, finishing unbeaten on 74 from 60 balls, scoring 29 runs in his last 18 deliveries as CSK added 107 runs in the last eight overs.
Even with that late acceleration, the fifty itself still arrived in 49 balls, which is why the knock entered both the list of slowest fifties for CSK in IPL history and the list of slowest fifties in IPL 2026.
According to updated season records, this 49‑ball half-century is the slowest fifty of IPL 2026, ahead of Rishabh Pant’s 43‑ball fifty and Mitchell Marsh’s 39‑ball effort this season.
Where Gaikwad stands in CSK’s record book
With this innings, Ruturaj Gaikwad now sits alongside names like Parthiv Patel, Matthew Hayden, Murali Vijay and Dwayne Smith in the table of slowest fifties for Chennai Super Kings.
Parthiv’s 53‑ball fifty remains the slowest fifty ever for CSK, followed by Hayden’s 51‑ball knock, Vijay’s 50‑ball and 49‑ball fifties, Dwayne Smith’s 49‑ball effort, and now Gaikwad’s 49‑ball half-century against Gujarat Titans at Chepauk.
This also means Gaikwad is now the sixth batter to score one of the slowest fifties for CSK in the IPL, adding his name to a rare and somewhat surprising record list for the Chennai franchise.
In addition, his 49‑ball fifty has been noted as the slowest IPL fifty by a CSK batter in the Impact Player era, which began in 2023, highlighting how unusual such a slow innings is in the current high-scoring phase of the league.
CSK slowest fifties table
| Balls | Player | Vs Team | Venue | Year |
| 53 | Parthiv Patel | PBKS | Chennai | 2010 |
| 51 | Matthew Hayden | MI | Gqeberha | 2009 |
| 50 | Murali Vijay | PBKS | Mohali | 2013 |
| 49 | Murali Vijay | RR | Jaipur | 2013 |
| 49 | Dwayne Smith | MI | Wankhede | 2014 |
| 49 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | GT | Chennai | 2026 |
As run rates across the IPL continue to rise and teams regularly cross 200, any fifty that comes close to 50 balls now immediately draws attention.
The fact that JP Duminy’s 55‑ball fifty from 2009 still stands as the slowest in IPL history, even after many high-pressure seasons and countless matches, shows how rare it is for a batter to stay that slow for that long in this format.
At the same time, new entries like Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 49‑ball fifty for CSK against Gujarat Titans keep this record list fresh every few years, especially when conditions, match situation and approach combine to produce such unusually slow half-centuries in a fast-paced league.
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