On April 11, 2026, Abhishek Sharma (25), the top T20I batter from Amritsar, India, became the first cricketer to score five Indian Premier League (IPL) fifties in less than 20 balls. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, Sharma achieved this feat in just 18 balls. He hit a six off Vijaykumar Vyshak to complete his half-century. Previously, he had scored fifties in 16, 18, and 19 balls in earlier IPL matches. Following Sharma, Nicholas Pooran has four fifties in less than 20 balls, while Jake Fraser-McGurk, Travis Head, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi have each achieved this three times. The record for the fastest fifty in IPL history belongs to Yashasvi Jaiswal, who reached the mark in just 13 balls during a match on May 11, 2023.