D Elgar of South Africa, CA Pujara of India and KL Rahul of India share the record for most fifties in the calendar year 2017.
D Elgar of South Africa, CA Pujara of India and KL Rahul of India share the record for most fifties in the calendar year 2017. They have scored seven fifties as at the end of the just concluded test between England and South Africa at Manchester on 07.08.17. The performances of these three batsmen are tabulated below.
| D ELGAR OF SOUTH AFRICA | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 129 | 2 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 2 | 55 | 2 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 |
| 3 | 140 | 2 | 1 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | 89 | 2 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 08 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | 54 | 1 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 06 Jul 2017 |
| 6 | 80 | 2 | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 14 Jul 2017 |
| 7 | 136 | 2 | 4 | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 |
| CA PUJARA OF INDIA | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 83 | 3 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | 54* | 3 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 3 | 92 | 3 | 3 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | 202 | 3 | 2 | v Australia | Ranchi | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | 57 | 3 | 2 | v Australia | Dharamsala | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 6 | 153 | 3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 7 | 133 | 3 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 03 Aug 2017 |
| KL RAHUL OF INDIA | ||||||
| No | Runs | Pos | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 64 | 2 | 2 | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 3 | 51 | 1 | 3 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 4 | 67 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Ranchi | 16 Mar 2017 |
| 5 | 60 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Dharamsala | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 6 | 51* | 1 | 4 | v Australia | Dharamsala | 25 Mar 2017 |
| 7 | 57 | 2 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 03 Aug 2017 |