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Pakistan Women’s team skipper Fatima Sana created history in the T20 International. During the match against the Zimbabwe cricket team on May 15 at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.
Fatina Sana needed only 15 balls to complete her half-century. By doing this, she refreshed the stats in both men’s and women’s T20I format. The middle-order batter of the Pakistan Women’s cricket team, who walked out to bat as their number 6 batter, remained not out for 62 from just 19 balls.
Pakistan skipper scores the fastest 50 in the Women's T20Is
The innings was decorated with 10 fours and a couple of sixes. Before today’s blistering knock of Fatima Sana, the record for scoring the fastest half-century in women’s cricket was held by the New Zealand batter Sophie Devine. Devine got her half-century in 18 balls, while Sana endured only 14 balls to do the same.
🚨 HISTORY AT KARACHI 🚨
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- Fatima Sana smashed the fastest ever fifty in Women’s T20I history. 🔥pic.twitter.com/v8YrgJDWvq
Fastest fifties in Women’s T20Is:
Pakistan — Fatima Sana 15 balls against Zimbabwe
New Zealand — Sophie Devine 18 balls against India
Australia — Phoebe Litchfield 18 balls against West Indies
India — Richa Ghosh 18 balls against West Indies
Sana breaks Pakistan's men's cricket record as well
The half-century Fatina Sana scored today is the fastest, even in comparison to Pakistan's men’s cricket. Shoaib Malik was the fastest to score a half-century for Pakistan. In 2021, he got his fifty from only 18 balls; Sana broke this record too.
Fastest fifties for Pakistan in T20Is
Fatima Sana 15 balls against Zimbabwe in 2026
Shoaib Malik scored 18 runs against Scotland in 2021
Shadab Khan scored 20 runs against South Africa in 2022
Iftikhar Ahmed scored 20 runs against New Zealand in 2023
Riding high on Fatima’s elegant knock, the women’s team of Pakistan registered 223 runs in 20 overs, in exchange for only 4 wickets. After the first innings of the match, the Women in Green are leading the race to claim the match.
Zimbabwe bowlers tried their best to restrict the batters
Along with Sana, Pakistan got another half-century through their batter Saira Jabeen, who made 50 not out from 32 balls with the help of eight fours. The partnership of Sana and Jabeen dismantles the bowling front of the opposing team. These two batters formed a 71-run partnership.
Mabhero was the standout bowler for the Zimbabwe Women's cricket team, who claimed two wickets for 36 runs in her four overs, and one wicket each for Mavunga and Biza could claim one apiece.
Pakistan Women vs Zimbabwe Women Playing XIs
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Ayesha Zafar, Natalia Pervaiz, Saira Jabeen, Iram Javed, Fatima Sana (c), Eyman Fatima, Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Tuba Hassan, and Sadia Iqbal.
Zimbabwe: Beloved Biza, Natasha Mtomba, Runyararo Pasipanodya, Kelis Ndhlovu, Adel Zimunu, Vimbai Mutungwindu (wk), Michelle Mavunga, Nomvelo Sibanda (c), Lindokuhle Mabhero, Kudzai Chigora, and Olinda Chare.
