IPL 2016 Edition was a bonanza for batsmen. The edition witnessed as many as eight batsmen scoring five or more fifties – a record for any edition of IPL. IPL 2012 edition had witnessed six batsmen scoring fifties.

V Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore stole the limelight by eleven fifties which is again a record for most fifties by a batsman in any edition of IPL.  His aggregate of 973 runs is also a record for most runs in an edition of IPL. The following table lists all the batsmen who have accomplished the feat edition wise

FIVE OR MORE FIFTIES BY BATSMEN IN EACH EDITION OF IPL
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	V Kohli	2016	16	16	4	973	113	81.08	4	7	11	1	83	38
2	DA Warner	2016	17	17	3	848	93*	60.57	0	9	9	1	88	31
3	AB de Villiers	2016	16	16	3	687	129*	52.84	1	6	7	1	57	37
4	AM Rahane	2016	14	14	3	480	74	43.63	0	6	6	2	54	09
5	AJ Finch	2016	13	12	2	393	74	39.30	0	5	5	2	45	11
6	RG Sharma	2016	14	14	3	489	85*	44.45	0	5	5	1	49	16
7	M Vijay	2016	14	14	1	453	89	34.84	0	5	5	0	50	10
8	G Gambhir	2016	15	15	2	501	90*	38.53	0	5	5	1	54	06
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	DA Warner	2015	14	14	1	562	91	43.23	0	7	7	0	65	21
2	LMP Simmons	2015	13	13	1	540	71	45.00	0	6	6	1	56	21
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	DA Warner	2014	14	14	3	528	90	48.00	0	6	6	1	39	24
2	SK Raina	2014	16	16	3	523	87	40.23	0	5	5	0	51	19
3	DR Smith	2014	16	16	0	566	79	35.37	0	5	5	0	50	34
4	RV Uthappa	2014	16	16	1	660	83*	44.00	0	5	5	1	74	18
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	V Kohli	2013	16	16	2	634	99	45.28	0	6	6	0	64	22
2	MEK Hussey	2013	17	17	3	733	95	52.35	0	6	6	0	81	17
3	CH Gayle	2013	16	16	4	708	175*	59.00	1	4	5	0	57	51
4	SK Raina	2013	18	17	4	548	100*	42.15	1	4	5	3	50	18
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	CH Gayle	2012	15	14	2	733	128*	61.08	1	7	8	0	46	59
2	G Gambhir	2012	17	17	1	590	93	36.87	0	6	6	2	64	17
3	CL White	2012	13	13	2	479	78	43.54	0	5	5	1	41	20
4	S Dhawan	2012	15	15	1	569	84	40.64	0	5	5	0	58	18
5	V Sehwag	2012	16	16	1	495	87*	33.00	0	5	5	1	57	19
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	CH Gayle	2011	12	12	3	608	107	67.55	2	3	5	2	56	44
2	S Badrinath	2011	16	13	6	396	71*	56.57	0	5	5	1	38	9
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	JH Kallis	2010	16	16	4	572	89*	47.66	0	6	6	1	67	9
2	SR Tendulkar	2010	15	15	2	618	89*	47.53	0	5	5	0	86	3
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	JP Duminy	2009	13	12	3	372	62	41.33	0	5	5	1	26	11
2	ML Hayden	2009	12	12	1	572	89	52.00	0	5	5	0	60	22
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	SE Marsh	2008	11	11	2	616	115	68.44	1	5	6	0	59	26
2	G Gambhir	2008	14	14	1	534	86	41.07	0	5	5	0	68	08

DA Warner aggregated 848 runs in IPL 2016 to become the third batsman in the history of IPL to total 500 plus runs in three separate editions of IPL. The other two editions in which he has totaled 500 plus runs are – 2014 {528} and 2015 {562}. DA Warner became the third batsman to score five or more fifties in three editions of IPL – 2014 {06}, 2015 {07} and 2016 {09}. The other two batsmen to achieve such a feat are – CH Gayle and G Gambhir

FIVE HUNDRED PLUS RUNS BY BATSMEN IN IPL IN THREE SEPARATATE EDITIONS
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	CH Gayle	2013	16	16	4	708	175*	59.00	1	4	5	0	57	51
2	CH Gayle	2012	15	14	2	733	128*	61.08	1	7	8	0	46	59
3	CH Gayle	2011	12	12	3	608	107	67.55	2	3	5	2	56	44
1	DA Warner	2016	17	17	3	848	93*	60.57	0	9	9	1	88	31
2	DA Warner	2015	14	14	1	562	91	43.23	0	7	7	0	65	21
3	DA Warner	2014	14	14	3	528	90	48.00	0	6	6	1	39	24
1	G Gambhir	2016	15	15	2	501	90*	38.53	0	5	5	1	54	06
2	G Gambhir	2012	17	17	1	590	93	36.87	0	6	6	2	64	17
3	G Gambhir	2008	14	14	1	534	86	41.07	0	5	5	0	68	08

DA Warner’s feat of aggregating 500 plus runs coupled with scoring five ore more fifties in 2014. 2015 and 2016 makes him the second batsman to accomplish the captioned feats in three consecutive calendar years after CH Gayle. CH Gayle had performed the feat in 2011. 2012 and 2013

FIVE HUNDRED PLUS RUNS BY BATSMEN IN IPL IN THREE SEPARATE EDITIONS
No	Player	Edition	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+	0	4s	6s
1	CH Gayle	2013	16	16	4	708	175*	59.00	1	4	5	0	57	51
2	CH Gayle	2012	15	14	2	733	128*	61.08	1	7	8	0	46	59
3	CH Gayle	2011	12	12	3	608	107	67.55	2	3	5	2	56	44
1	DA Warner	2016	17	17	3	848	93*	60.57	0	9	9	1	88	31
2	DA Warner	2015	14	14	1	562	91	43.23	0	7	7	0	65	21
3	DA Warner	2014	14	14	3	528	90	48.00	0	6	6	1	39	24