The top 7 players who scored the fastest half-century in WPL, Ashley Gardner and Richa Ghosh entered the list
Fastest Fifties in WPL: The Women’s Premier League (WPL), which started for the first time in 2023, has seen explosive innings from many batsmen so far. In the first match of WPL 2025, Gujarat Giants captain and all-rounder Ashley Gardner played a blistering innings of 79 runs in 37 balls and scored a half-century in 25 balls. In the same match, Richa Ghosh of Royal Challengers Bangalore scored a half-century in just 23 balls and gave her team victory.
In this match, Gardner scored a half-century in 25 balls and Ghosh scored a half-century in 23 balls and entered the top 7 list of batsmen who scored the fastest half-century in WPL. Although Indian players have dominated this list till now, the name of an English player is in the first place.
Here we are going to tell you about the top 6 players who scored the fastest half-century in WPL history.
Top 6 players to score the fastest half-centuries in WPL – Fastest Fifties in WPL
7. Ashleigh Gardner – 25 balls
Gujarat Giants captain and experienced all-rounder Ashley Gardner scored a half-century in just 25 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match of WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on 14 February 2025. In this match, she played an unbeaten innings of 79* runs with the help of 3 fours and 8 sixes in 37 balls.
6. Kiran Navgire – 25 balls
UP Warriors’ explosive batsman Kiran Navgire scored a half-century in just 25 balls while opening against Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru on 28 February 2024. Navgire scored 57 runs in that match, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes in 31 balls.
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5. Grace Harris – 25 balls
Australian all-rounder Grace Harris scored a fifty in 25 balls against Gujarat Giants at DY Patil Stadium while playing for UP Warriors on 5 March 2023. In this match, she played a blistering innings of 59* runs with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes in 26 balls and led the team to victory by taking them out of difficult situations.
4. Richa Ghosh – 23 balls
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s explosive batsman Richa Ghosh played a blistering innings of 64 runs in 27 balls against Gujarat Giants at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on 14 February 2025. During this, she scored a half-century in just 23 balls and played an important role in helping her team chase the target of 202 runs. Ghosh was also selected as the Player of the Match for this explosive batting.
3. Harmanpreet Kaur – 22 balls
Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored a half-century in just 22 balls against Gujarat Giants at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 4 March 2023. This was the first match in WPL history, in which she was also adjudged Player of the Match for her swashbuckling innings of 65 runs off 30 balls with the help of 14 fours.
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2. Shefali Verma – 19 balls
Indian young batsman Shefali Verma, playing for Delhi Capitals, scored a fifty in just 19 balls against Gujarat Giants at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on 11 March 2023. This is the fastest half-century scored by any Indian player in WPL. Verma scored 76 runs in 28 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes in that match.
1. Sophia Dunkley – 18 balls
England batsman Sophia Dunkley is the fastest half-century scorer in WPL history. Dunkley created history by scoring a half-century in just 18 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on 8 March 2023 while playing for Gujarat Giants. She became the Player of the Match in that match by playing a blistering innings of 65 runs with the help of 11 fours and 3 sixes in 28 balls.
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