A Detailed Look at the Players with the fastest fifty in T20I

Fastest Fifty in T20I: Shivam Dube gave an outstanding performance in the fourth India vs New Zealand T20I on January 28, 2026. Dube reached the milestone with a six off Jacob Duffy over deep backward square leg after smashing a half-century off just 15 balls while chasing a target of 216. Despite his best efforts, New Zealand won the game and India lost by 50 runs.

Dube came to the crease when India were struggling at 63 for 4 in the ninth over. He added 19 runs with Rinku Singh before taking full control of the innings. He went after the New Zealand bowlers aggressively, including a brutal assault on spinner Ish Sodhi, from whom he scored 28 runs in a single over. He then attacked Jacob Duffy to complete his fifty in the 13th over.

Dube finished with 65 runs off 23 balls, hitting seven sixes and three fours, striking at 282.61. This was his fifth T20I fifty and his highest score in the format. He now has 749 runs from 54 T20I matches at an average of 28.8 and a strike rate of 149.20. In overall T20 cricket, he has scored 3,706 runs from 192 matches, including 17 half-centuries.

List of Players with the fastest fifty in T20I

Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh holds the record for the fastest 50 in T20I cricket. He achieved this against England at Durban during the 2007 T20 World Cup, and the record stood for nearly 16 years. It is still the fastest fifty in T20 World Cup history. In that group-stage match, Yuvraj reached his half-century in just 12 balls. He scored 58 runs off 16 balls, hitting three fours and seven sixes.

Abhishek Sharma made history on January 25 during the India vs New Zealand T20I in Guwahati. He scored a half-century in just 14 balls, which is the second-fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 internationals. Chasing 155, he reached the milestone by hitting Jacob Duffy for a six on the last ball of the sixth over. Abhishek started his innings with a six on the first ball and stayed unbeaten on 68 runs from 20 balls. He struck 7 fours and 5 sixes and scored at a strike rate of 340.

Dube’s 15-ball fifty is the third-fastest by an Indian batter in T20 internationals. The fastest remains Yuvraj’s 12-ball fifty against England in 2007, followed by Abhishek’s 14-ball fifty against New Zealand on January 25, 2026. The 28-run over against Ish Sodhi is also among the best by an Indian in T20Is, placing Dube joint-third on the list of most runs scored in a single over by an Indian batter.

Hardik scored the 4th fastest fifty in T20I history against South Africa in Ahmedabad on December 19, 2025. He reached his half-century in just 16 balls, which was his 7th T20I fifty. He attacked spinner George Linde heavily, scoring two boundaries and two sixes in an over that went for 27 runs.

Abhishek scored the 5th fastest 50 in T20I history during the 5th T20I against England in Mumbai on February 2, 2025. He reached his half-century in just 17 balls, breaking Suryakumar Yadav’s record for the fastest fifty by an Indian at home. India scored 247/9 and defeated England by 150 runs after Abhishek scored 135 off 54 balls.

FAQs

Q. Who scored the fastest fifty in T20 international cricket?

A. The record is held by Yuvraj Singh. He hit a fifty in 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup

Q. Who has the second-fastest T20I fifty among Indian players?

A. Abhishek Sharma scored the second-fastest fifty in Indian history against New Zealand in just 14 balls.

Q. When did Shivam Dube reach his fastest fifty ?

A. Shivam Dube scored his fastest fifty on January 28, 2026, in Visakhapatnam against New Zealand.

Q. What record did Abhishek Sharma break in that England match?

A. Suryakumar Yadav’s record for the fastest fifty by an Indian at home was surpassed by Abhishek.

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