Fastest 50s In T20Is

The T20 cricket, the shortest format in the game, has, unarguably, become the most loved format among cricket fans. It won’t be wrong to say that T20 cricket has, perhaps, diminished the craze of the other two formats. Gone are the days when the fans used to crave watching the elegant cover drives and sumptuous straight drives. Today, the demand for power-hitters in the game has skyrocketed.

The T20 cricket demands great hitters of the ball who could change the complexion of the game in a matter of a few overs. The ones who have the ability to go after the opposition right from the start of his innings tend to be in higher demand. Over the years, the fans have witnessed such knocks when the batsmen have gone after the bowlers right from the onset and changed the complexion of the game in a very short span of time.

In this article, we take you through five such knocks when the batsmen have literally tore apart the opposition with some serious ball striking.

Fastest 50s In T2OIs

5. Faisal Khan, Saudi Arabia: 50 in 15 balls vs Kuwait

Saudi Arabia batsman, Faisal Khan has played only 11 T20 internationals in his career so far. However, he has made a huge impact with his fierce ball-striking. In 11 T20 internationals, he has managed to score 337 runs at an average of 33.70. His best performance with the bat came during an ACC Western Region T20 contest against Kuwait.

In pursuit of a 146-run total, Faisal Khan scored an unbeaten 83-run knock-off 28 balls, a knock which was laced with seven fours and as many sixes. Khan went after the bowling attack right from the onset of his innings. He produced an exhibition of boundaries and scored a half-century in his 15 balls.

He stayed unbeaten throughout the chase and helped the team qualify for the final of the tournament. He currently holds the record for the fifth-fastest fifty in T20 internationals.

4. Ramesh Satheesan, Romania, 50 in 14 balls vs Serbia

39-year old Ramesh Satheesan is one of the best batsmen in Romania’s batting unit. He has played 17 T20 internationals for the side and has managed to score 550 runs at an average of 45.83. He made headlines after scoring a T20 international half-century off just 14 balls.

In the first semi-final match of the Sofia Twenty20 tournament, Ramesh Satheesan scored a half-century off just 14 balls against Serbia. He scored an unbeaten 56 off 15 balls to help his side chase down a 115-run total in just 5.4 overs. Ramesh Satheesan holds the record for the fourth-fastest half-century in T20 international.

3. Colin Munro, New Zealand: 50 in 14 balls against Sri Lanka

New Zealand opener, Colin Munro is widely regarded as one of the most destructive hitters of the cricket ball. He has the experience of playing several franchise T20 tournaments across the world. Munro currently isn’t a part of New Zealand’s T20 team but has played several match-winning knocks for the team.

Perhaps, his best knock in T20 internationals came against Sri Lanka in 2016. During Sri Lanka’s tour of New Zealand in 2016, New Zealand bundled out Sri Lanka for just 142 runs. In pursuit of the total, Martin Guptill put on an exhibition of boundaries. He scored 63 off just 25 balls, including 6 fours and 5 sixes. However, the fun didn’t end there only. Colin Munro came out in the middle after Guptill’s wicket in the seventh over and went after the bowlers right from the start of his innings.

He wreaked havoc at Auckland against a lackluster Sri Lanka’s bowling lineup. Munro smashed 7 sixes and 1 four en-route to an unbeaten half-century in just 14 balls. It took only 14 deliveries for him to score a fifty. His knock helped the team chase down the score in only 10 overs. Colin Munro currently holds the record for scoring the third-fastest half-century in T20 cricket.

2. Mirza Ahsan, Austria: 50 in 13 balls against Luxembourg

Austria batsman, Mirza Ahsan holds the record for scoring the second-fastest half-century in T20 internationals. During an ICC Continental Cup match at IIfov County in 2019, Mirza Ehsan tore apart Luxembourg’s bowling line-up.

He came into bat at number five and didn’t take any time to get set. Striking at 364.28, Mirza Ahsan scored a half-century in just 13 balls. His knock was laced with 2 fours and 7 sixes. Australia won that game by 135 runs. Mirza Ehsan currently holds the record for scoring the second-fastest half-century in T20 internationals.

1.. Yuvraj Singh, India: 50 in 12 balls against England

India’s one of the greatest match-winners in the history of the game, Yuvraj Singh holds the record for hitting the fastest half-century in T20 cricket. He achieved the feat in the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007. In the group stage match against England, Yuvraj Singh took a liking at Stuart Broad and struck him six sixes in six balls.

He reached his fifty in just 12 balls, which is the still the fastest half-century scored by any batsmen in T20 internationals. Yuvraj Singh went on to score 58 off 16 balls and helped the team post a massive 218 runs in 20 overs. India won that game 18 runs and also went on to win the T20 World Cup as well.