Stats: Team wise fastest fifties in T20Is

By Umangkumar Vijaybhai Pabari

Updated - 11 Jan 2016, 14:46 IST

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Last time, we saw a batsman scoring fastest fifty in less than 15 balls at the international level, was when swash-buckling India southpaw Yuvraj Singh scored his fifty in 12 balls by hitting 6 sixes in 6 consecutive deliveries. After that we saw many innings from different batsmen who have scored fifties in less than 20 balls but today we saw Colin Munro in the 2nd T20I match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka get to his fifty in just 14 balls by hitting seven sixes and just one four in his innings at a strike rate of 357.14 and which is second fastest fifty in T20I cricket.

We all know the guy who holds the record for the fastest fifty in T20I cricket. Indian southpaw Yuvraj Singh tore apart Stuart Broad in the T20 World Cup 2007, and not only hit six sixes in an over but also recorded the fastest fifty in the format of international cricket. We have also enjoyed fastest T20 fifty from Chris Gayle when he smashed South African bowlers out of the park and completed his fifty in just 17 balls in 2015 and likewise many fastest fifties made by different batsmen, we have enjoyed and remembered till this day. But even if you are a cricket it is difficult for you to name a player who has scored fastest fifty for his team.

It was just yesterday that we saw New Zealand opener Martin Guptill hit a 19-ball half-ton against Sri Lanka to become the record owner for the Black Caps, but his record was not to stay as Colin Munro coming in at number 3 bettered him immediately renewing it with his 14-ball fifty. But even if you are a serious cricket fan it is difficult for you to name a player who has scored fastest fifty for each of the teams.

Here we have a table which contains team wise fastest T20I fifty record holders:

Team Opposition team Record holder of that particular team No. of balls to reach to fifty Total no. of balls played in that innings Total runs in that innings by that batsman Total no. of fours Total no. of sixes Strike rate Venue Year
Sri Lanka Kenya Mahela Jayawardena 21 27 65 9 2 240.74 Johannesburg 2007
India Kumar Sangakkara 21 37 78 11 2 210.81 Nagpur 2009
West Indies South Africa Chris Gayle 17 31 77 5 8 248.38 Cape Town 2015
Australia West Indies David Warner 18 29 67 5 7 231.03 Sydney 2010
  Pakistan Glenn Maxwell 18 33 74 7 6 224.24 Mirpur 2014
England Australia Ravi Bopara 23 27 65* 2 7 240.74 Hobart 2014
South Africa England AB de Villiers 23 28 69* 9 3 246.42 Chittagong 2014
Pakistan Australia Umar Akmal 21 31 64 7 3 206.45 Edgbaston 2010
New Zealand Sri Lanka Colin Munro 14 14 50* 1 7 357.14 Auckland 2016
India England Yuvraj Singh 12 16 58 3 7 362.50 Durban 2007
Afghanistan Hong Kong Shafiquallah 24 51* 51* 5 3 212.50 Chittagong 2014
Bangladesh West Indies M Ashraful 20 27 61 7 3 225.92 Johannesburg 2007
Hong Kong Oman Babar Hayat 37 45 65* 4 3 144.44 Abu Dhabi 2015
Scotland Bangladesh RD Berrington 28 58 100 10 5 172.41 The Hague 2012
Ireland MH Cross 28 34 60 10 1 176.47 Bready 2015
Netherlands Ireland Stephen Myburgh 17 23 63 4 7 273.91 Sylhet 2014
Zimbabwe Bangladesh M Waller 20 31 68 4 6 219.35 Mirpur 2015
Ireland Afghanistan Paul Stirling 17 38 79 9 3 207.89 Dubai 2012

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