2017 Records: Most Test Fifties by a Batsman in 2017

Dec 26, 2017 at 5:03 PM

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2017 Records: Most Test Fifties by a Batsman in 2017

We are almost approaching the end of this year, and like all the years, 2017 was a memorable one for several cricketers who produced some brilliant performances over the course of this calendar year to win recognition for their country. Notably, Indian cricketers were among top-class scoring tons of runs for their nation.

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The Indian team has dominated the game playing all the matches in their home conditions with all the batsmen coming good. As a result, India’s KL Rahul heads the list of most Test fifties in this calendar year.

KL Rahul has been stunning for India as he scored a record number of seven fifties consecutively, and was a crucial member of India’s long home season dominance. Despite having a dismal time in the ongoing Ashes, England skipper has been in good touch throughout the year scoring seven fifties from 11 matches.

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India Vs Sri Lanka, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ninth Batsman, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Ravi Shastri
The Test specialist has been working hard to maintain his spot. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

The experienced left-handed batsman from Bangladesh, Tamim Iqbal finds himself on the fifth spot with five half-centuries from eight matches he has represented for his country in the longer format, while prolific run-scorer for India Cheteshwar Pujara is at the sixth spot with the equal number of the fifties from eleven matches.

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Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and England’s suspended all-rounder slots in the last two places with four half-centuries from six and seven matches respectively.

Here is the list of batsmen with the most number of Test fifties in 2017:

BATSMEN COUNTRY MATCHES INNINGS 50s
KL Rahul India 9 14 9
Joe Root England 11 18 7
Faf du Plessis South Africa 10 17 6
Niroshan Dickwella Sri Lanka 11 22 6
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh 8 16 5
Cheteshwar Pujara India 11 18 5
Temba Bavuma South Africa 11 19 5
Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka 12 24 5
Sarfaraz Ahmed Pakistan 6 11 4
Ben Stokes England 7 12 4

 

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