IPL Most Half-Centuries In Winning Cause
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the biggest franchise cricket leagues in T20 history. Since the IPL started, it has become very popular, and scoring half-centuries (50 runs) has become common for many batters.
David Warner scored his 58th half-century in IPL 2023, during match number 16 against Mumbai Indians (MI). In this article, we will look at how batters have helped their teams win by scoring fifties in IPL matches. David Warner’s recent half-century against MI has placed him at the top of the list for the most fifties in IPL history.

List Of Top Five Players With Most Fifties In A Winning cause in IPL
Player | Matches | Runs | Avg | 50s | 50s in win games | Win % when scoring 50 |
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Gautam Gambhir | 154 | 4217 | 31 | 36 | 26 | 72.22 |
Shikhar Dhawan | 209 | 6469 | 36.13 | 49 | 33 | 67.34 |
Rohit Sharma | 230 | 5966 | 30.28 | 41 | 26 | 63.41 |
AB de Villiers | 184 | 5162 | 39.7 | 40 | 25 | 62.5 |
David Warner | 166 | 6090 | 42.29 | 58 | 33 | 56.89 |
David Warner – 35
David Warner is one of the most valuable overseas players in the Indian T20 league. He has played for two teams and has been the captain of both teams at least once. Warner has scored 6,090 runs in 166 innings. He has an average of 42.29 and his strike rate is 139.61.
Warner has hit 58 half-centuries (fifties) in the IPL, and 35 of those fifties have helped his team win. This puts him at the top of the list for the most half-centuries in matches where his team won.
Shikhar Dhawan – 33
Shikhar Dhawan is one of the top run-scorers in the big tournament. Dhawan is currently the captain of PBKS, but he has also played for SRH, MI, and DC in the league. He has scored 6,469 runs in 208 innings, with an average of 36.13 and a strike rate of 127.01.
Dhawan has hit 49 half-centuries (fifties) in total during the IPL. Out of these, 33 fifties helped his team win, making him second on the list for the most fifties in a winning cause in IPL history.
Gautam Gambhir – 26
Gautam Gambhir, a two-time IPL title-winning captain, is joint-third on the list of most half-centuries scored in a winning cause. Gambhir began his IPL journey with Delhi Capitals and later played for and captained KKR.
In his 152 IPL matches, Gambhir has scored 4,217 runs with an average of 31. He has hit 36 half-centuries, and 26 of those fifties helped his team win. Gambhir also has the highest percentage of fifties scored in winning matches.
Rohit Sharma – 26
Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain in IPL history. He has led Mumbai Indians (MI) to five IPL titles and has won six titles in total as a player. Rohit is one of only two players, along with Shane Watson, to take a hat-trick and score a century in the IPL.
Rohit has scored 5,966 runs in 225 innings, with an average of 30.28 and a strike rate of 129.86. He has hit 41 half-centuries, with 26 of them helping his team win.
In IPL 2023, during match 16 against Delhi Capitals, Rohit ended a 25-innings drought by scoring a half-century. This fifty put him in joint-third place with Gautam Gambhir for the most half-centuries in winning matches.
AB de Villiers – 25
AB de Villiers is considered one of the best cricketers South Africa has ever produced. He is known as “Mr. 360” because of his ability to play shots all around the field. De Villiers has played for Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL but never won a title.
He has scored 5,162 runs in the IPL, with an impressive average of 39.70. De Villiers has hit 40 half-centuries, and 25 of those have helped his team win. He is ranked fifth for the most half-centuries scored in winning matches in IPL history.