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Most Fifties in Test Cricket

ODI TEST T20I
Rank Player M Inns Runs NO BF S/R AVG 100 50 4s 6s
1
Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar
200 329 15921 33 0 54.09 53.78 51 68 2058 69
2
Joe Root Joe Root
163 298 13943 25 24242 57.51 51.07 41 66 1492 46
3
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul
164 280 11867 49 27395 43.31 51.37 30 66 1285 36
4
Allan Border Allan Border
156 265 11174 44 0 - 50.56 27 63 1161 28
5
Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid
164 286 13288 32 31258 42.51 52.31 36 63 1655 21
6
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting
168 287 13378 29 22782 58.72 51.85 41 62 1509 73
7
Jacques Kallis Jacques Kallis
166 280 13289 40 28903 45.97 55.37 45 58 1488 97
8
Alastair Cook Alastair Cook
161 291 12472 16 26562 46.95 45.35 33 57 1442 11
9
VVS Laxman VVS Laxman
134 225 8781 34 17785 49.37 45.97 17 56 1135 5
10
Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara
134 233 12400 17 22882 54.19 57.40 38 52 1491 51
11
Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene
149 252 11814 15 22959 51.45 49.84 34 50 1387 61
12
Steve Waugh Steve Waugh
168 260 10927 46 22461 48.64 51.06 32 50 1175 20
13
Brian Lara Brian Lara
131 232 11953 6 19753 60.51 52.88 34 48 1559 88
14
Mark Waugh Mark Waugh
128 209 8029 17 15360 52.27 41.81 20 47 844 41
15
Stephen Fleming Stephen Fleming
111 189 7172 10 15652 45.82 40.06 9 46 917 26
16
AB de Villiers AB de Villiers
114 191 8765 18 16077 54.51 50.66 22 46 1024 64
17
Mike Atherton Mike Atherton
115 212 7728 7 20609 37.49 37.69 16 46 904 4
18
Ian Bell Ian Bell
118 205 7727 24 15622 49.46 42.69 22 46 919 39
19
Graham Gooch Graham Gooch
118 215 8900 6 18075 49.23 42.58 20 46 1079 25
20
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq
120 200 8830 22 16345 54.02 49.60 25 46 1105 48
21
Angelo Mathews Angelo Mathews
119 212 8214 27 16970 48.40 44.40 16 45 835 90
22
Sir Viv Richards Sir Viv Richards
121 182 8540 12 0 - 50.23 24 45 0 84
23
Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Gavaskar
125 214 10122 16 15327 66.04 51.12 34 45 1016 26
24
Alec Stewart Alec Stewart
133 235 8463 21 17389 48.66 39.54 15 45 1121 10
25
Steven Smith Steven Smith
123 220 10763 28 19966 53.90 56.05 37 44 1172 67
26
Javed Miandad Javed Miandad
124 189 8832 21 0 - 52.57 23 43 0 48
27
Geoff Boycott Geoff Boycott
108 193 8114 23 0 - 47.72 22 42 0 8
28
Hashim Amla Hashim Amla
124 215 9282 16 18573 49.97 46.64 28 41 1170 14
29
Mark Taylor Mark Taylor
104 186 7525 13 18140 41.48 43.49 19 40 727 9
30
Misbah ul Haq Misbah ul Haq
75 132 5222 20 11726 44.53 46.62 10 39 511 81
31
Dimuth Karunaratne Dimuth Karunaratne
99 189 7172 7 13913 51.54 39.40 16 39 760 12
32
Graham Thorpe Graham Thorpe
100 179 6744 28 14693 45.89 44.66 16 39 778 9
33
Clive Lloyd Clive Lloyd
110 175 7515 14 0 - 46.67 19 39 0 70
34
Desmond Haynes Desmond Haynes
116 202 7487 25 0 - 42.29 18 39 0 24
35
David Gower David Gower
117 204 8231 18 16268 50.59 44.25 18 39 979 10
36
Arjuna Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga
93 155 5105 12 0 - 35.69 4 38 0 40
37
Kane Williamson Kane Williamson
108 192 9461 19 18198 51.98 54.68 33 38 1056 28
38
Graeme Smith Graeme Smith
117 205 9265 13 15525 59.67 48.25 27 38 1165 24
39
Chris Gayle Chris Gayle
103 182 7214 11 11970 60.26 42.18 15 37 1046 98
40
David Warner David Warner
112 205 8786 8 12517 70.19 44.59 26 37 1036 69
41
Ben Stokes Ben Stokes
120 216 7216 9 12348 58.43 34.85 14 37 828 136
42
Ken Barrington Ken Barrington
82 131 6806 15 4242 160.44 58.67 20 35 429 20
43
Gundappa Viswanath Gundappa Viswanath
91 155 6080 10 8011 75.90 41.93 14 35 616 6
44
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali
97 180 7142 11 17033 41.93 42.26 19 35 694 22
45
Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Pujara
103 176 7195 11 16217 44.36 43.60 19 35 863 16
46
Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen
104 181 8181 8 13255 61.72 47.28 23 35 985 81
47
Ross Taylor Ross Taylor
112 196 7683 24 12957 59.29 44.66 19 35 932 55
48
Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly
113 188 7212 17 14070 51.25 42.17 16 35 900 57
49
Dilip Vengsarkar Dilip Vengsarkar
116 185 6868 22 11450 59.98 41.37 17 35 560 17
50
Mark Boucher Mark Boucher
147 206 5515 24 11005 50.11 30.30 5 35 656 20
51
Dinesh Chandimal Dinesh Chandimal
90 161 6361 15 12703 50.07 43.56 16 34 668 44
52
Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten
101 176 7289 15 16783 43.43 45.27 21 34 922 12
53
Gordon Greenidge Gordon Greenidge
108 185 7558 16 0 - 44.72 19 34 0 67
54
Doug Walters Doug Walters
74 125 5357 14 0 - 48.26 15 33 0 23
55
MS Dhoni MS Dhoni
90 144 4876 16 8249 59.11 38.09 6 33 544 78
56
Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Yousuf
90 156 7530 12 14372 52.39 52.29 24 33 957 51
57
Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain
96 171 5764 16 14272 40.38 37.18 14 33 734 24
58
Younis Khan Younis Khan
118 213 10099 19 19375 52.12 52.05 34 33 1082 70
59
Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag
104 180 8586 6 10441 82.23 49.34 23 32 1233 91
60
David Boon David Boon
107 190 7422 20 18116 40.96 43.65 21 32 822 2
61
Tamim Iqbal Tamim Iqbal
70 134 5134 2 8852 57.99 38.89 10 31 655 41
62
Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan
71 130 4609 8 7473 61.67 37.77 5 31 556 28
63
Ramnaresh Sarwan Ramnaresh Sarwan
87 154 5842 8 12484 46.79 40.01 15 31 747 14
64
Greg Chappell Greg Chappell
87 151 7110 19 0 - 53.86 24 31 755 16
65
Tom Latham Tom Latham
91 164 6261 6 13064 47.92 39.62 16 31 705 22
66
Kraigg Brathwaite Kraigg Brathwaite
100 193 5950 10 14571 40.83 32.51 12 31 594 17
67
Brendon McCullum Brendon McCullum
101 176 6453 9 9989 64.60 38.64 12 31 776 107
68
Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya
110 188 6973 14 10698 65.18 40.07 14 31 910 59
69
Virat Kohli Virat Kohli
123 210 9230 13 16608 55.57 46.85 30 31 1027 30
70
Babar Azam Babar Azam
61 112 4366 9 8017 54.45 42.38 9 30 513 23
71
Thilan Samaraweera Thilan Samaraweera
81 132 5462 20 11641 46.92 48.76 14 30 633 7
72
Alan Knott Alan Knott
95 149 4389 15 0 - 32.75 5 30 0 6
73
Justin Langer Justin Langer
105 182 7696 12 14192 54.22 45.27 23 30 912 40
74
Marcus Trescothick Marcus Trescothick
76 143 5825 10 10685 54.51 43.79 14 29 831 42
75
Michael Hussey Michael Hussey
79 137 6235 16 12436 50.13 51.52 19 29 685 39
76
Matthew Hayden Matthew Hayden
103 184 8625 14 14349 60.10 50.73 30 29 1049 82
77
Saleem Malik Saleem Malik
103 154 5768 22 0 - 43.69 15 29 0 7
78
Robin Smith Robin Smith
62 112 4236 15 9279 45.65 43.67 9 28 558 11
79
Robin Smith Robin Smith
62 112 4236 15 9279 45.65 43.67 9 28 558 11
80
Denis Compton Denis Compton
78 131 5807 15 2230 260.40 50.06 17 28 440 3
81
Matt Prior Matt Prior
79 123 4099 21 6647 61.66 40.18 7 28 492 16
82
Rohan Kanhai Rohan Kanhai
79 137 6227 6 0 - 47.53 15 28 0 0
83
Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja
88 159 6229 14 12757 48.82 42.95 16 28 664 28
84
Ravindra Jadeja Ravindra Jadeja
89 133 4095 26 7389 55.42 38.27 6 28 398 82
85
Mushfiqur Rahim Mushfiqur Rahim
100 184 6510 16 13416 48.52 38.75 13 28 747 38
86
Bob Simpson Bob Simpson
62 111 4869 7 0 - 46.81 10 27 0 2
87
Andrew Flower Andrew Flower
63 112 4794 19 10636 45.07 51.54 12 27 543 20
88
Bill Lawry Bill Lawry
67 123 5234 12 0 - 47.15 13 27 0 15
89
Asad Shafiq Asad Shafiq
77 128 4660 6 9588 48.60 38.19 12 27 512 29
90
Sir Richie Richardson Sir Richie Richardson
86 146 5949 12 0 - 44.39 16 27 0 23
91
Andrew Strauss Andrew Strauss
100 178 7037 6 14385 48.91 40.91 21 27 867 10
92
Carl Hooper Carl Hooper
102 173 5762 15 11462 50.27 36.46 13 27 633 63
93
Michael Clarke Michael Clarke
115 198 8643 22 15456 55.92 49.10 28 27 978 39
94
Kapil Dev Kapil Dev
131 184 5248 15 5538 94.76 31.05 8 27 587 61
95
Roy Fredericks Roy Fredericks
59 109 4334 7 0 - 42.49 8 26 0 8
96
Temba Bavuma Temba Bavuma
66 114 3810 14 7794 48.88 38.10 4 26 434 16
97
Ian Michael Chappell Ian Michael Chappell
75 136 5345 10 0 - 42.42 14 26 0 15
98
Andrew Flintoff Andrew Flintoff
79 130 3845 9 6197 62.04 31.77 5 26 513 82
99
Ajinkya Rahane Ajinkya Rahane
85 144 5077 12 10256 49.50 38.46 12 26 578 35
100
Herschelle Gibbs Herschelle Gibbs
90 154 6167 7 12270 50.26 41.95 14 26 887 47

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

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Most Fifties in the Test!

Sachin Tendulkar smashed 68 fifties in 200 Tests and 329 innings. He is the number one player on the list of most fifties in Test cricket. Joe Root has scored 66 half-centuries in 163 matches and 298 innings. He is the 2nd batter on the list of scorers of the most test fifties. Shivnarine Chanderpaul made his impression in 164 matches and 280 innings. He is the 3rd batter in the list of scoring the most Test half-centuries. Allan Border posted 63 fifties in 156 matches and 265 innings. He sits in the 4th spot in hitting the most fifties in this red-ball format.

Most Fifties in Test Cricket

The record of most fifties in test cricket is considered very important to judge the endurance and consistent performance of the batsmen in test cricket. The most fifties in test cricket is a record that displays how many times a batsman has scored 50 or more runs in his career. It's not just a number; it also shows how well the player plays, how patient they are, and how well they can handle tough situations. Today, we will know about those players who made their mark in the field of most test fifties and continuously inspired cricket lovers.

Who Truly Holds the Record for Most Fifties in Test Cricket?

Consistently scoring the most consecutive fifties in tests is the true mark of confidence and patience in batsmen, and most fifties in test is repeatedly contributed to their team’s totals over long careers. Such a record displays not simply talent but the discipline to adjust to varied conditions and pressure, and offer a strong foundation for the team. There have been many players in cricket history who have scored countless most test fifties while playing for years.

Sachin Tendulkar – 68 half-centuries

Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record for most fifties in Test cricket. He has struck 68 half-centuries in 200 matches, which is a record for most Test fifties. His batting is a blend of technique, shot selection and a remarkable ability to grasp match conditions. 

Joe Root – 66 half-centuries

Joe Root is the England batsman with the most fifties in Test cricket. He has scored 66 half-centuries in 163 matches so far. His ability to score most consecutive fifties in Tests also shows that he can perform consistently well.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 66 half-centuries

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has proved himself in the field of most fifties in test cricket by scoring 66 half-centuries in 164 matches. His quirky yet effective batting style keeps him on the list of most Test fifties. His innings have often changed the outcome of matches.

Allan Border – 63 half-centuries

Allan Border has made his mark in the field of most fifties in test cricket with 63 half-centuries in 156 matches. Allan Border's batting style is a remarkable blend of patience and technique that demonstrates the ability to score the most consecutive fifties in Test matches, that makes him a symbol of consistency and discipline.

Rahul Dravid – 63 half-centuries

Rahul Dravid is called "The Wall," and for good reason, as he has scored 63 half-centuries in 164 Test matches, which has earned him a spot on the list of most Test fifties. His game is always reliable for the team because his innings are not just limited to scoring runs, but also about controlling the match and keeping the team in a strong position.

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