Top 8 Fastest 50 in T20 International Cricket

Cricket is a sport that is played in almost every part of the world. There are many different formats of cricket ranging from test cricket to one-day games to T20 cricket. Though, the most popular format is T20 which is a shortened version of the game. There have been many great innings in this format, with some of the innings taking just around a few hours. In this article, we discussed the top 8 who scored the fastest 50 in t20 International.

Fastest 50 in T20:

Here are the top 8 fastest 50 in T20 matches.

  1. Yuvraj Singh
  2. Mirza Ahsan
  3. Colin Munro
  4. Ramesh Satheesan
  5. Faisal Khan
  6. Shai Hope
  7. Moeen Ali
  8. Martin Akayezu

1. Yuvraj Singh | (12 balls fastest 50 in T20 history)

Yuvraj Singh Fastest 50 in T20
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Yuvraj Singh is a former Indian cricketer who is one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of Indian cricket. He played for the team in all three formats of the game.

Yuvraj Singh holds the record for the fastest fifty in T20 cricket, which he achieved in the match against England in 2007. In this match, Yuvraj scored a half-century (50 runs) off just 12 balls, which included six consecutive sixes in one over bowled by Stuart Broad. This feat is widely regarded as one of the greatest in the history of T20 cricket.

2. Mirza Ahsan |(13 balls 2nd fastest 50 in T20)

Mirza Ahsan 2nd Fastest 50 in t20

Mirza Ahsan is an Austrian cricketer. He scored the second-fastest half-century in a T20 International against Luxembourg. In this match, he scored 51 runs including 2 fours and 7 sixes. He is the only Austrian cricketer to score the fastest half-century in T20 cricket.

 

Also Read: Most wickets in T20 for Pakistan

 

3. Colin Munro | (14 balls)

Colin Munro 3rd fastest fifty in t20
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Third, on the list is Colin Munro who scored the fastest fifty in T20I. Colin Munro is a professional cricketer from New Zealand. He is a left-handed batsman who has represented New Zealand in ODI and T20 formats. In a T20 match against Sri Lanka in 2016, Munro scored a half-century off just 14 balls, the second-fastest fifty in a T20I after Yuvraj Singh. In 2019, Austrian cricketer Mirza Ahsan broke this record and came second in the list. This is the fastest fifty by a New Zealand batsman in T20I matches, beating the previous record set by Martin Guptill (50 off 19 balls).

4. Ramesh Satheesan | (14 balls)

Ramesh Satheesan

Number 4th on the list is Ramesh Satheesan. He is a Romanian cricketer. R. Satheesan is a right-handed batsman. In a T20 match against Serbia in 2021, he scored the 4th fastest fifties in T20I including 6 fours and 5 sixes. In this match, his strike rate is 373.33 which is the 4th highest strike rate in T20I.

5. Faisal Khan | (15 balls)

Faisal Khan is a Saudi Arabian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman. In a T20I match against Kuwait, he scored the fastest fifty for Saudi Arabia and the 5th fastest fifty overall. In this match, he scored 83 runs including 7 fours and 7 sixes.

6. Shai hope | (16 balls)

Shai Hope fastest fifty against Bangladesh
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Sixth on the list is Shai Hope. Shai Hope is a professional cricketer from Barbados who has represented the West Indies national team in all three formats of the game. Hope is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.

In a T20 match against Bangladesh in 2018, Hope scored the 6th fastest fifty in a T20I. In this match, he scored 55 runs in just 16 balls including 3 fours and 6 sixes.

7. Moeen Ali | (16 balls)

Moeen Ali
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Seventh, on the list, is Moeen Ali who scored the fastest fifty in the T20I.  Ali is a professional cricketer from England who has represented the England national team in all three formats of the game. Ali is a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler.

In a T20 match against South Africa, he scored 52 runs in just 16 balls including 2 fours and 6 sixes. Moeen is the first English batsman to achieve this milestone.

 

Also Read: Most T20 Runs for Pakistan in Cricket History

 

8. Martin Akayezu | (16 balls)

Martin Akayezu is a young Rwanda cricketer. He is the only young cricketer in the world to score a record-fastest fifty against Ghana. In this match, he scored 51 runs including 3 fours and 6 sixes.

 

List of Fastest fifty in T20:

PlayerBalls MatchvenueYear
Yuvraj Singh12India vs EnglandDurban2007
Mirza Ahsan*13Austria vs LuxembourgMoara Vlasiei Cricket Ground2019
Colin Munro*14New Zealand vs Sri LankaAuckland2021
Ramesh Satheesan*14Romania vs SerbiaNational Sports Academy2016
Faisal Khan*15Saudi Arabia vs KuwaitAl Amerat Cricket Ground Ministry Turf 12019
Shai Hope*16Bangladesh vs West IndiesSylhet2018
Moeen Ali*16England vs South AfricaBristol2022
Martin Akayezu*16Rwanda vs GhanaGahanga International Cricket Stadium2021
Liam Livingstone*17England vs PakistanTrent Bridge2021
T H David*17Singapore vs MalaysiaTerdthai Cricket Ground2020
H S Gericke*17Malta vs GibraltarMarsa Sports Club2021
Q de Kock*17South Africa vs EnglandDurban2020
M P Stoinis*17Australia vs SrilankaPerth Stadium2022
C H Gayle17West Indies vs South AfricaNewlands2015
P R Stirling*17Ireland vs AfghanistanDubai International Cricket Stadium2012
S J Myburgh*17 Netherland vs IrelandSylhet2014
David Warner*18Australia vs West IndiesSydney Cricket Ground2010
Shoaib Malik*18Pakistan vs ScotlandSharjah Cricket Stadium2021
Evin Lewis*18West Indies vs BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium2018
P K Matautaava*18Vanuatu vs MalaysiaKinrara Academy Oval2019
Surya Kumar Yadav*18India vs South AfricaBarsapara Cricket Stadium2022
K L Rahul*18India vs ScotlandDubai International Cricket Stadium2021
Colin Munro*18New Zealand vs West IndiesBay Oval2018
G J Maxwell*18Australia vs PakistanShere Bangla National Stadium2014
F H Allen*18New Zealand vs BangladeshEden Park2021

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Question

Which players scored fastest 50 in t20 world cup 2021?

Shoaib Malik scored 54 runs in just 18 balls. it is the fastest fifty in 2021 t20 world cup.

Which player scored fastest half century in t20?

Yuvraj Singh only 12 balls.

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By Mohammad Abdullah

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