MS Dhoni to Chris Gayle - oldest batters to score an IPL fifty
Here's a look at the oldest batters to record a fifty-plus score over the course of 15 editions of the Indian Premier League.
Published : Apr 14, 2022 09:17 IST
The Indian Premier League has witnessed the best of cricketing veterans giving the youngsters a run for their money over the course of 15 seasons.
Here's a look at the oldest batters in IPL history to amass fifty-plus scores (as of April 14, 2022):
Age | Batter | Runs | For | Against | Venue | Date |
41y-181d | Adam Gilchrist | 85* | KXIP | RCB | Bengaluru | May 15, 2013 |
41y-39d | Chris Gayle | 99 | PBKS | RR | Abu Dhabi | Oct 30, 2020 |
40y-262d | M. S. Dhoni | 50* | CSK | KKR | Mumbai WS | Mar 26, 2022 |
40y-116d | Rahul Dravid | 53 | RR | DD | Jaipur | May 7, 2013 |
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NOTE
Only the batters’ last fifty-plus score is mentioned in the above table.
In all, there have been 10 instances of fifty-plus scores by the players as mentioned above. Gilchrist has two scores of fifty-plus after the age of 40, while Gayle has three, Dravid four, and now MSD has one!
Gilchrist, then aged 40y-185d, made an unbeaten 64 for KXIP against CSKS in Dharamsala on May 17, 2012 to become the first IPL batter to register a fifty-plus score after the age of 40.
- Stats by Mohandas Menon