Colin Munro joins David Warner and Glenn Maxwell in equaling world record

Colin Munro decimated the Windies bowlers as he brought up an 18-ball 50 in the second T20I at Bay Oval. Despite getting a good start when the Windies managed to get the wicket of Martin Guptill in the first over itself, Munro came at No. 3 and feasted on the poor deliveries of the bowlers. Eventually, he notched 66 off 23 balls which consisted of 11 fours and three sixes. His half-century is the second-fastest for New Zealand in T20s, behind his own record of 14 deliveries.

What’s the record?

Munro joined David Warner and Glenn Maxwell for scoring multiple 50s in less than 20 balls in the shortest format of the game. This half-century was also the fourth fastest in T20I. Munro hit four consecutive boundaries off Kesrick Williams before being dismissed.

New Zealand lead the three T20I series as they won the first game by 47 runs. Munro didn’t fail to score in that match either. Munro also had a memorable series against India last year. Munro’s quick runs in the second T20I helped New Zealand to score 86 runs in the power play. New Zealand were 102/4 after nine overs before the play had been stopped due to rain. However, the play was called off because of persistent rain.

Second-highest percentage of boundaries in T20Is

According to ESPNCricinfo, Munro had the second-highest percentage of boundaries in an international T20 score of 50 or more – beaten only by Australia’s Shane Watson. Munro collected all but four of his 66 runs from boundaries (93.93%), while Watson managed 94.73% when making 54 off his 57 runs against Sri Lanka in 2008 by virtue of boundaries. His innings strike of 286.95 was the fourth-highest for scores of 50 or more – Yuvraj Singh holds the record of 362.5 for his 58 off 16 balls against England in 2007.

Singh got to 50 off 12 balls in that match in Durban, while Munro had the second-fastest international T20 half-century when he blasted to that mark off 14 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Park in January 2016. The series will be decided at the same venue on Wednesday.

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