Most fifties in Tests

2001–2026 · from 897 matches with ball-by-ball data

#	Player	Span	Inns	50s	100s	Runs
1	Joe Root	2012–2026	309	69	41	14,278
2	Alastair Cook	2006–2018	291	57	33	12,472
3	Steve Smith	2010–2026	227	45	37	11,003
4	Angelo Mathews	2009–2025	211	45	15	8,073
5	AB de Villiers	2005–2018	175	42	21	8,182
6	Ian Bell	2004–2015	198	42	22	7,416
7	Hashim Amla	2004–2019	211	39	28	9,146
8	Misbah-ul-Haq	2007–2017	123	39	10	5,102
9	Kane Williamson	2010–2026	195	38	33	9,515
10	Dimuth Karunaratne	2012–2025	189	38	16	7,113
11	David Warner	2011–2024	205	37	26	8,786
12	Ben Stokes	2013–2026	220	37	14	7,273
13	Ricky Ponting	2002–2012	159	37	17	6,733
14	VVS Laxman	2001–2012	129	37	12	5,411
15	Dinesh Chandimal	2011–2026	165	36	15	6,427
16	Kevin Pietersen	2005–2014	175	35	23	8,079
17	Ross Taylor	2007–2022	191	35	19	7,597
18	Cheteshwar Pujara	2010–2023	175	35	19	7,160
19	Azhar Ali	2010–2022	180	35	19	7,142
20	Babar Azam	2016–2026	122	34	9	4,771
21	Kumar Sangakkara	2003–2015	151	33	29	8,489
22	Graeme Smith	2002–2014	166	32	23	7,584
23	Virat Kohli	2011–2025	210	31	30	9,230
24	Tom Latham	2014–2026	171	31	17	6,450
25	Sachin Tendulkar	2001–2013	139	31	18	6,416
26	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	2003–2015	132	31	17	5,995
27	Kraigg Brathwaite	2011–2025	191	31	12	5,931
28	Tamim Iqbal	2008–2023	130	31	10	5,019
29	MS Dhoni	2005–2014	139	31	6	4,721
30	Shakib Al Hasan	2007–2024	124	29	5	4,356
31	Usman Khawaja	2011–2026	159	28	16	6,229
32	Michael Hussey	2005–2013	130	28	17	5,779
33	Ravindra Jadeja	2012–2026	135	28	6	4,140
34	Matt Prior	2007–2014	122	28	7	4,099
35	Jacques Kallis	2002–2013	151	27	28	7,405
36	Mushfiqur Rahim	2006–2026	183	27	14	6,592
37	Rahul Dravid	2001–2012	143	27	16	5,925
38	Brendon McCullum	2004–2016	157	27	11	5,778
39	Mominul Haque	2013–2026	145	27	12	5,028
40	Asad Shafiq	2010–2020	128	27	12	4,660
41	Jonny Bairstow	2012–2024	178	26	12	6,042
42	Virender Sehwag	2001–2013	134	26	15	5,969
43	Ajinkya Rahane	2013–2023	143	26	12	5,067
44	Temba Bavuma	2014–2026	117	26	5	3,993
45	Michael Clarke	2004–2015	186	25	27	8,146
46	Mahela Jayawardene	2003–2014	137	25	21	6,615
47	Marnus Labuschagne	2018–2026	121	25	11	4,857
48	Shane Watson	2005–2015	107	24	4	3,684
49	Dean Elgar	2012–2024	152	23	14	5,347
50	Kusal Mendis	2015–2026	138	23	10	4,826

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