Top 5 fastest 50 in World cup cricket

Top 5 fastest 50 in World cup cricket: World cup is an event where everyone gets a once in a 4 year chance to do something memorable on the biggest stage of them all in cricket. Scoring runs is one of them, scoring runs quicker is something that will get a batsman in notice of every fan and that batsman’s name may become something that is remembered by everyone. One such feat is scoring the fastest 50. Here are the top 5 fastest 50s in World cup cricket: 5. Mark Boucher (SA) – 22 balls vs West Indies St. George’s 2007 Mark Boucher’s 50 took 22 balls. (Photo Source: AFP) AB de Villiers had already ensured a big score for South Africa with his 146 against West Indies, but the big finish remained. Mark Boucher gave that big finish to South African inning s with a 50 off just 22 balls. Boucher hit 5 sixes and 2 fours in his blink and you miss innings. 4. Mark Boucher (SA)- 21 balls vs Netherlands Basseterre 2007 Mark Boucher scored his 50 in 21 balls. (Photo Source: Gallo Images) Mark Boucher again gave the last over impetus to South African innings against the Netherlands with a 50 off just 21 balls, bettering his effort against the West Indies. He helped Jacques Kallis (128) and Herschelle Gibbs (72 off 40), who hit Dan van Bunge for 6 sixes in one over becoming the first batsman to achieve the feat in international cricket. Boucher hit 4 sixes and 9 fours in his 21 ball innings. 3. Brendon McCullum (NZ)- 20 balls vs Canada Gros Islet 2007 Previous record for fastest 50 was also held by Mccullum.(Photo Source: Getty Images) Brendon McCullum batted down the order in the 2007 World cup to give the last overs boost to New Zealand. He did so against Canada in Gros Islet. New Zealand scored a massive 363/5 thanks to 101 from Lou Vincent and a rocket speed 52 off 21 balls from McCullum. McCullum hit his 50 of just 20 balls hitting 5 sixes and 1 four in the process. 2. Angelo Mathews (SL)- 20 balls vs Scotland Hobart 2015 Mathews reached the fifty off just 20 balls. (© Getty Images) Angelo Mathews hit the second fastest fifty in 20 balls against Scotland at Hobart. Sri Lanka had already piled up 301 runs when Mathews decided to pile some more when he hit leg spinner Machan for 4 sixes in 5 balls. He was 27 off16 balls and with the 4 sixes, Mathews reached the fifty off just 20 balls, getting him the second fastest fifty in World cup history. Sri Lankan innings was studded with centuries from Tillakaratne Dilshan (104) and Kumar Sangakkara(124), Sangakkara’s 4 consecutive century this World Cup. 1. Brendon McCullum (NZ)- 18 balls vs England Wellington 2015 Brendon McCullum now has the fastest 50 in World cup and 3rd fastest overall.(Photo Source: Getty Images) Brendon McCullum bettered his own record of fastest 50 against England in this Group A match of the 2015 World cup. New Zealand stopped England for just 123 runs and came out all cylinders blasting for their chase. McCullum murdered Steven Finn by hitting him for 4 sixes in 4 balls of his first over. Finn went for 49 runs in his 2 overs. New Zealand scored their 100 in 6.4 overs and McCullum reached his 50 off just 18 balls. It included 7 sixes and 8 fours. It is the fastest 50 in World cup history and 3rd fastest overall ODIs. *All stats are updated till 11th March 2015.

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