Top 10 Fastest T20I fifties in Cricket history
The reason for our focus back on the limited overs game is pretty obvious. At present Australia and Sri Lanka are indulged in a T20 series while the only T20 between England and Pakistan is also scheduled to be played tonight. The number of records getting broken now a days clearly indicates that more records are on the verge of breakage when the young energetic English side meets Pakistan’s bowling attack at their home turf. While as far Australia is concerned, they have already been record breaking piling up the highest T20I total in cricket history. The feat came in the first game against Sri Lanka as Glenn Maxwell repaid the trust bestowed upon him by the management. The star all-rounder was a dropout from the ODI and Test squads however in T20s he batted as an opener.
While many cricket records are certainly tough to crack even in T20 format, fastest T20I fifties record seems to be an easier one. At least the pace at which the current teams are playing Twenty 20 cricket, soon we’d find the particular record broken. Before getting anything undone however, we have to know the reality about it. The fastest T20I fifties record currently belongs to Yuvraj Singh at the very top. The Indian all-rounder played a rocket-innings vs England in 2007 reaching his fifty in just 12 balls. It was the same World Cup game where Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over of Stuart Broad. In T20I history the over is one with most runs scored in it.
After Yuvraj Singh, New Zealand hard hitter Colin Munro holds the second rank with his fifty on just 14 balls. Things get really easier for batsmen looking to find a place in the fastest T20I fifties moving further ahead. The next batsmen in the list have scored a fifty on not less than 17 balls providing a lot of room to any batsman having an eye for the record. To be honest, even Yuvraj Singh’s record is pretty much achievable, looking at the current trend of hitting. So let’s all wait and watch who wins the race of breaching the particular T20 record.
Top 10 Fastest T20I fifties in Cricket history
| Balls | Player | Match | Venue | Date |
| 12 | Yuvraj Singh | India v England | Durban | 19/09/2007 |
| 14 | C Munro | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Auckland | 10/01/2016 |
| 17 | PR Stirling | Ireland v Afghanistan | Dubai (DSC) | 24/03/2012 |
| 17 | SJ Myburgh | Netherlands v Ireland | Sylhet | 21/03/2014 |
| 17 | CH Gayle | West Indies v South Africa | Cape Town | 09/01/2015 |
| 18 | DA Warner | Australia v West Indies | Sydney | 23/02/2010 |
| 18 | GJ Maxwell | Australia v Pakistan | Mirpur | 23/03/2014 |
| 19 | DA Warner | Australia v South Africa | Melbourne | 11/01/2009 |
| 19 | G Gambhir | India v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 09/12/2009 |
| 19 | MJ Guptill | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Auckland | 10/01/2016 |
Top 10 Fastest T20I fifties in Cricket history
- Yuvraj Singh
- C Munro
- PR Stirling
- SJ Myburgh
- CH Gayle
- DA Warner
- GJ Maxwell
- DA Warner
- G Gambhir
- MJ Guptill