Who have smashed the fastest 50 in IPL knockouts/playoffs?

RCB skipper Rajat Patidar smashed a 21-ball half-century against GT in the IPL 2026 Qualifier 1. He hit the joint fourth-fastest fifty (by balls) in IPL knockouts/playoffs history, equalling ex-MI all-rounder Dwayne Smith and ex-PBKS opener Virender Sehwag's record. Ex-CSK batter Suresh Raina holds the record for fastest fifty in IPL knockouts/playoffs, with 16-ball fifty against PBKS in 2014.