5 Batsmen Who Can Break Yuvraj Singh's Record Of Fastest T20I Fifty

Warrior – the first word that comes to mind when Yuvraj Singh’s name is heard. Yuvraj is none short of a warrior on and off the cricket field. Be it thrashing bowlers all over the park or be it beating cancer with a sheer will and determination, Yuvraj has done all of it and his name does not need an introduction.

Yuvraj has played some standout innings throughout his career and is a treat to watch when he has his day. He can smash absolutely any bowling line up in the world if he gets set and some of his performances have been mind-boggling.

It would not be an understatement to say that he was team India’s most crucial figure in the 2011 ICC World Cup triumph. He was the reason behind the fulfilment of India’s dream after 28 years. He played some gritty knocks throughout the tournament.

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The southpaw has smashed almost all the records there are to and has been one of the legends of the sport.

However, his one record seems unbreakable. Yuvraj has the record of hitting the fastest T20I fifty. He did so in a game against England in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007 at Durban in South Africa.

This was the game wherein he smashed six sixes in an over to Stuart Broad after having a verbal battle with English all-rounder Andrew Flintoff in between the overs.

In this article, we bring before you, the top 5 batsmen who can go on to break this splendid record.

5 Batsmen Who Can Break Yuvraj Singh’s Record Of Fastest T20I Fifty

Andre Russell:

Andre Russell is one of the most fearsome power hitters of the cricket ball in world cricket in the limited-overs format.

Famously known as ‘Russell Muscle’, Andre Russell has the capability to destroy any bowling line up in the world.

He has done that a few times in his career playing for West Indies and also for various teams across the globe in the franchise T20 tournaments.

He has come close to the record in the last season of the Indian Premier League when he scored 48* off just 13 balls and finished the game in style for KKR against RCB.

Rohit Sharma:

The Indian limited-overs vice-captain, Rohit Sharma is another power hitter who can score runs in real quick time against any opposition.

Although Rohit is famous for scoring daddy hundreds and double-hundreds, he can put in some really handy performances in the need of the hour and can be as brutal as it gets with the bat.

Sharma already holds the record for the fastest century in T20Is along with David Miller. Both of them have scored it in 35 balls. He brought up his century in just 35 balls against a hapless??Sri Lanka.

The Hitman scored 118 runs off 43 balls in an innings which included 12 fours and 10 huge sixes. In that innings, Rohit scored runs at a strike-rate of 274, as he set up a great platform for the team.

Hardik Pandya:

Hardik Pandya has been one of the most celebrated all-rounders in world cricket in recent times. He is a treat to watch when he is in his zone.

There are very few clean hitters of the ball as he is in international cricket and he just seems to muscle every delivery he faces with the sheer power he has.

He has already come close to the record once when he played for Mumbai Indians and scored a 17-ball half-century against KKR in the 2019 edition of the IPL.

Hardik has been away from international cricket due to injuries and he could make a comeback in grand style by smashing the record Yuvraj currently holds.

Eoin Morgan:

The English limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan is currently among the top 5 batsmen in world cricket who can come close to breaking Yuvraj Singh’s record of the fastest T20I fifty.

Although his batting style doesn’t reflect the same, Eoin Morgan can be a fearsome batsman in the need of the hour as and when his team requires.

He already holds the record of smashing the fastest T20I half-century for England in just 21 balls. He surpassed his teammate Jos Buttler in the process.

Colin Munro:

New Zealand’s power-hitter, Colin Munro features last on the list in the top 5 batsmen who can break Yuvraj Singh’s record of the fastest half-century in T20Is.

He has already come close once when he scored a half-century off just 14 balls in a game against Sri Lanka in the year 2016. He still remains New Zealand’s fastest batsman to reach a half-century in T20Is.

Chasing a target of 143 runs, New Zealand achieved it in just half the overs as Colin Munro smashed a scintillating half-century.

He hit a staggering amount of seven 6s in his innings. He scored a boundary too. This goes on to show the form that he was in as he scored 46 off the 50 runs through just boundaries.

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