The shortest format of the game, T20I cricket, is pretty much dominated by batters. And they always keep looking for ways to score quick runs with fewer balls.
In this process, some batters have smashed the fastest fifties in the T20I format. So, in this article, let’s take a look at the top 10 batsmen with the fastest half-centuries in T20Is.
Fastest T20I Half-Century
| Player | Balls Taken | Team | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 9 | Nepal | Mongolia | Hangzhou | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 12 | India | England | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
| Mirza Ahsan | 13 | Austria | Luxembourg | Ilfov County | 31 Aug 2019 |
| Colin Munro | 14 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Auckland | 10 Jan 2016 |
| Ramesh Satheesan | 14 | Romania | Serbia | Sofia | 26 Jun 2021 |
| Sahil Chauhan | 14 | Estonia | Cyprus | Episkopi | 17 Jun 2024 |
| Faisal Khan | 15 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | Al Amerat | 24 Jan 2019 |
| Quinton de Kock | 15 | South Africa | West Indies | Centurion | 26 Mar 2023 |
| Babar Hayat | 15 | Hong Kong | UAE | Mulpani | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Taranjit Singh | 15 | Cyprus | Estonia | Episkopi | 17 Jun 2024 |
Key insights from the above stats
13: Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee broke the almost 13-year-old record set by Yuvraj Singh in T20I cricket. Airee went bonkers against a weak Mongolian side, which was playing its very first T20I match, in the 2023 Asian Games and hammered fifty in 9 balls, making it the fastest half-century in T20I cricket.
12: Before Airee’s swashbuckling, India’s Yuvraj Singh smashed the then-fastest half-century in 12 balls against England in the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup. This is also the fastest fifty for India in T20Is.
6: In that process, the most expensive overs in T20Is.
