Most Fifties in T20

Most Fifties in T20 is the gold standard for measuring a batter's consistency and competitive impact in the 20-over format. In a game defined by brevity, scoring a fifty represents a significant milestone, proving a batter has successfully navigated the initial risks to anchor the team's innings.
In T20 Internationals (T20I), as of 2026, the record is a legendary tug-of-war between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam, with both having amassed nearly 40 half-centuries on the world stage. In the all-time global T20 circuit, Kohli and David Warner lead the charts, showcasing their ability to adapt to diverse conditions in leagues across the globe. This statistic represents more than just individual achievement; it signifies a player's reliability in high-pressure scenarios. In the modern era, a high volume of fifties is the ultimate mark of an elite "anchor" who can balance aggressive boundary-hitting with clinical strike rotation to dictate the tempo of the match.

RANK 1

David Warner

AUS

50s

117

Runs

14195

RANK 2

Virat Kohli

IND

50s

107

Runs

13790

RANK 3

Babar Azam

PAK

50s

101

Runs

12390

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	David Warner AUS	438	437	14195	10099	135	37.06	140.55	54	1454	501	117	10
2	Virat Kohli IND	420	403	13790	10213	122	42.04	135.02	75	1238	443	107	9
3	Babar Azam PAK	357	344	12390	9621	122	42.72	128.78	54	1293	235	101	12
4	Jos Buttler ENG	499	470	14051	9604	124	34.95	146.3	68	1287	602	100	8
5	Alex Hales	528	523	14449	9998	119	29.91	144.51	40	1560	595	92	7
6	Chris Gayle WI	463	455	14562	10060	175	36.22	144.75	53	1132	1056	88	22
7	James Vince	471	459	13118	9664	129	31.83	135.74	47	1478	328	84	7
8	Shoaib Malik	557	515	13571	10665	95	35.99	127.24	138	1059	422	83	0
9	Rohit Sharma IND	467	454	12385	9141	121	30.96	135.48	54	1123	555	83	8
10	Faf du Plessis SA	431	407	12041	8775	120	32.8	137.21	40	1090	457	83	8
11	Quinton De Kock SA	442	428	12454	8937	140	31.44	139.35	32	1240	529	82	9
12	Aaron Finch	387	380	11458	8293	172	33.6	138.16	39	1095	452	77	8
13	Dawid Malan	393	386	10801	8316	117	32.92	129.88	58	1060	351	75	5
14	Colin Munro	463	444	11822	8355	120	30	141.49	50	1018	582	72	6
15	Mohammad Rizwan PAK	312	281	9039	7226	110	41.08	125.08	61	804	245	71	3
16	Jason Roy	421	413	10733	7676	145	27.1	139.82	17	1176	394	70	6
17	Shikhar Dhawan	334	331	9797	7816	106	32.98	125.34	34	1108	228	70	2
18	KL Rahul IND	245	232	8330	6067	132	42.28	137.3	35	715	342	70	7
19	AB de Villiers	340	320	9424	6277	133	37.24	150.13	67	753	436	69	4
20	Kieron Pollard	735	652	14482	9593	104	31.62	150.96	194	898	982	67	1
21	Reeza Hendricks SA	302	283	8584	6708	117	34.61	127.96	35	805	254	66	5
22	Surya Kumar Yadav IND	367	341	9615	6303	117	34.83	152.54	65	952	423	64	6
23	Nicholas Pooran	451	424	10453	7111	108	29.52	146.99	70	696	716	63	4
24	Fakhar Zaman PAK	340	327	8978	6610	115	28.68	135.82	14	893	347	61	4
25	Martin Guptill NZ	359	347	9997	7658	120	31.53	130.54	30	866	453	59	6
26	Lendl Simmons	292	288	7756	6507	116	29.83	119.19	28	713	345	59	2
27	Glenn Maxwell AUS	507	471	11011	7146	154	27.39	154.08	69	917	573	58	8
28	Devon Conway NZ	241	230	7398	5732	105	39.56	129.06	43	778	185	58	2
29	Rilee Rossouw	398	382	9870	6808	121	29.63	144.97	49	952	424	57	9
30	Chris Lynn	306	298	8704	6052	113	32.59	143.82	31	772	459	57	6
31	Shaun Marsh	215	212	7050	5485	115	37.9	128.53	26	679	222	57	2
32	Paul Stirling IRE	390	385	9073	6438	119	24.72	140.92	18	1044	375	56	3
33	Brendon McCullum	370	364	9922	7269	158	29.97	136.49	33	924	485	55	7
34	Phil Salt ENG	338	328	8514	5487	141	28	155.16	24	883	358	55	4
35	Tamim Iqbal BAN	281	280	8283	6836	141	32.86	121.16	28	868	256	55	4
36	Ajinkya Rahane	301	284	7785	6142	105	30.41	126.75	28	774	205	55	2
37	Sanju Samson IND	337	320	8693	6228	119	30.93	139.57	39	736	411	54	8
38	Colin Ingram	377	364	9010	6504	127	28.33	138.53	46	818	398	53	4
39	Shane Watson	343	335	8821	6378	124	29.3	138.3	34	785	467	53	6
40	Suresh Raina	336	319	8654	6296	126	32.17	137.45	50	779	325	53	4
41	Gautam Gambhir	251	245	6402	5309	93	28.96	120.58	24	747	90	53	0
42	David Miller SA	563	511	11986	8642	120	35.35	138.69	172	855	547	52	4
43	Kane Williamson NZ	293	279	7454	6037	101	31.71	123.47	44	687	193	51	1
44	Ravi Bopara	494	453	9948	8063	108	28.1	123.37	99	777	307	50	3
45	Johnson Charles WI	333	325	8402	6300	119	26.84	133.36	12	804	421	48	4
46	Brad Hodge	277	261	7406	5641	106	36.84	131.28	60	709	248	48	2
47	Dwayne Smith	337	327	7870	6176	110	26.23	127.42	27	759	375	47	5
48	Glenn Phillips NZ	292	269	7348	5206	116	32.08	141.14	40	549	388	47	5
49	Andre Fletcher	342	334	8553	6958	118	28.6	122.92	35	728	393	46	5
50	Luke Wright	344	320	8526	5970	153	29.19	142.81	28	904	301	46	7
51	Shreyas Iyer IND	246	239	6786	4929	147	34.44	137.67	42	562	300	46	3
52	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	270	264	6709	4840	127	27.95	138.61	24	570	326	46	1
53	Rassie van der Dussen SA	254	242	7295	5554	112	36.84	131.34	44	508	326	45	5
54	Ahmed Shehzad	257	255	7011	5637	113	29.09	124.37	14	820	164	45	5
55	Kamran Akmal	291	274	6775	5066	150	26.56	133.73	19	775	235	45	5
56	Laurie Evans	351	318	7400	5322	118	29.36	139.04	66	648	287	44	3
57	Mohammad Hafeez	374	348	7946	6426	102	25.79	123.65	40	804	252	43	2
58	Kumar Sangakkara	267	260	6937	5487	94	29.27	126.42	23	740	139	43	0
59	Evin Lewis WI	260	253	6782	4735	125	28.85	143.23	18	553	467	43	6
60	Robin Uthappa	291	282	7272	5464	92	28.18	133.08	24	720	267	42	0
61	Jean Paul Duminy	264	248	6397	5215	99	37.19	122.66	76	463	221	42	0
62	Will Jacks ENG	252	235	6395	4084	108	29.47	156.58	18	608	334	42	5
63	Kusal Mendis SL	214	209	6048	4376	109	31.17	138.2	15	554	238	42	3
64	Liam Livingstone ENG	342	316	7687	5327	103	27.85	144.3	40	490	479	40	2
65	Heinrich Klaasen	284	261	6535	4361	105	31.87	149.85	56	426	355	40	3
66	Manish Pandey	311	285	7100	5725	129	31.69	124.01	61	584	227	39	3
67	Daniel Bell-Drummond	179	177	5102	3726	112	30.73	136.92	11	531	128	39	3
68	Eoin Morgan	374	350	7780	5912	91	26.02	131.59	51	584	367	38	0
69	Sam Billings	405	380	7712	5778	106	24.1	133.47	60	662	249	38	1
70	Tim Seifert NZ	319	294	7431	5444	125	28.8	136.49	36	696	324	38	5
71	Marcus Stoinis AUS	370	328	7335	5317	147	29.69	137.95	81	603	324	38	2
72	Sikandar Raza ZIM	358	333	7230	5329	133	25.63	135.67	51	567	328	38	1
73	Mitchell Marsh AUS	240	227	6213	4505	117	33.22	137.91	40	494	310	38	4
74	Aiden Markram SA	234	220	5951	4365	108	31.65	136.33	32	518	218	38	2
75	Moeen Ali	429	384	7990	5834	121	23.7	136.95	47	651	416	37	3
76	Samit Patel	429	356	6939	5539	90	24.6	125.27	74	627	218	37	0
77	Ishan Kishan IND	236	227	6557	4570	113	30.92	143.47	15	649	319	37	7
78	Sam Hain	180	172	5053	3778	112	38.57	133.74	41	437	131	37	1
79	Mahela Jayawardene	222	214	5479	4150	116	29.29	132.02	27	634	136	36	3
80	Nitish Rana	216	205	5290	3851	107	28.75	137.36	21	474	270	36	1
81	Kusal Perera SL	222	215	5191	3800	102	26.08	136.6	16	498	194	36	2
82	Dinesh Karthik	415	367	7557	5538	97	26.79	136.45	85	729	261	35	0
83	Joe Denly	298	290	7107	5756	127	27.02	123.47	27	699	214	35	5
84	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	300	276	6248	4979	98	29.47	125.48	64	531	174	35	0
85	Iftikhar Ahmed PAK	325	291	6151	4766	100	29.43	129.06	82	446	281	35	1
86	Litton Das BAN	269	263	6109	4793	125	24.43	127.45	13	628	188	35	1
87	Joe Clarke	250	244	6052	4200	136	26.19	144.09	13	631	241	35	4
88	Kevin Pietersen	200	193	5695	4160	115	33.89	136.89	25	495	220	35	3
89	Richard Levi	226	217	5606	3892	117	27.48	144.03	13	585	265	35	3
90	Wayne Madsen ITA	220	211	5516	4081	109	31.34	135.16	35	552	122	35	2