Cricket fans love the excitement of T20I matches, where batters have the freedom to score rapidly. With fielding restrictions and shorter boundaries, the T20 World Cup has seen incredible performances. Some batters have made history by reaching their fifties in record time.
This article lists the top 10 fastest fifties in T20 World Cup history. These astonishing feats showcase the batters’ skill and power, thrilling audiences worldwide.
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Read More to discover the fastest fifty-makers who have left an indelible mark on T20 World Cup history with their extraordinary performances.
Key insights from these remarkable innings follow the list.
Fastest Fifties In T20 World Cup
| Player | Country | Balls Taken To 50 | Opposition | Venue | Year |
| Yuvraj Singh | India | 12 | England | Durban | 2007 |
| Stephan Myburgh | Netherlands | 17 | Ireland | Sylhet | 2014 |
| Marcus Stoinis | Australia | 17 | Sri Lanka | Perth | 2022 |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | 18 | Pakistan | Mirpur | 2014 |
| KL Rahul | India | 18 | Scotland | Dubai | 2021 |
| Shoaib Malik | Pakistan | 18 | Scotland | Sharjah | 2021 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh | 20 | West Indies | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| Yuvraj Singh | India | 20 | Australia | Durban | 2007 |
| Shadab Khan | Pakistan | 20 | South Africa | Sydney | 2022 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 21 | Kenya | Johannesburg | 2007 |
Key Insights:
12: Yuvraj Singh set the record for the fastest fifty in T20 World Cup history by scoring 50 runs from just 12 balls against England in 2007 at Kingsmead, Durban.
6*6: In the same match, Yuvraj hit 6 sixes in a single over off Stuart Broad, marking the first time this was achieved in a T20 International. Broad’s over became the most expensive in T20 World Cup history, costing 36 runs.
2:Yuvraj is the only player to have scored two half-centuries in 20 or fewer balls during a T20 World Cup, with his second coming against Australia in 2007.
In the 2021 T20 World Cup, Scotland’s bowlers conceded 18-ball fifties in consecutive matches against India’s KL Rahul and Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik on November 5 and 7, respectively.
Both of Yuvraj’s rapid fifties occurred at the same venue, Kingsmead, Durban, highlighting it as a ground favorable for fast scoring.
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