Most fifties in Tests

Up to 24 Oct 2026

#	Player	Inns	50s	100s	Runs
1	Joe RootEngland	309	69	41	14,278
2	Sachin TendulkarIndia	329	68	51	15,921
3	Shivnarine ChanderpaulWest Indies	280	66	30	11,867
4	Rahul DravidIndia	286	63	36	13,288
=4	Allan BorderAustralia	265	63	27	11,174
6	Ricky PontingAustralia	287	62	41	13,378
7	Jacques KallisSouth Africa	280	58	45	13,289
8	Alastair CookEngland	291	57	33	12,472
9	VVS LaxmanIndia	225	56	17	8,781
10	Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka	233	52	38	12,400
11	Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka	252	50	34	11,814
=11	Steve WaughAustralia	260	50	32	10,927
13	Brian LaraWest Indies	232	48	34	11,953
14	Mark WaughAustralia	209	47	20	8,029
15	Graham GoochEngland	215	46	20	8,900
=15	Inzamam-ul-HaqPakistan	200	46	25	8,830
=15	AB de VilliersSouth Africa	191	46	22	8,765
=15	Mike AthertonEngland	212	46	16	7,728
=15	Ian BellEngland	205	46	22	7,727
=15	Stephen FlemingNew Zealand	189	46	9	7,172
21	Steven SmithAustralia	227	45	37	11,003
=21	Sunil GavaskarIndia	214	45	34	10,122
=21	Viv RichardsWest Indies	182	45	24	8,540
=21	Alec StewartEngland	235	45	15	8,463
=21	Angelo MathewsSri Lanka	212	45	16	8,214

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