Cricket Matches being an aggressive sport, requires the batsmen to score and make runs as fast as possible. So while these batsmen strive to make runs at a high-speed they many a times cross the milestone of half century i.e a score of 50 runs. Players who reach this mark in the least time possible create a record of Fastest 50s.
At the 2003 World Cup, Brian Lara scored 73 runs in 23 balls against Canada that helped him gain the top spot in the Fastest 50s record. Wavell Hinds, John Davison and Andy Blignaut hold the second, third and forth position in the league of Fastest 50s scored at different World Cup matches.
World Cup Records
Sr. |
Player |
Country |
Opposition |
Venue |
Date |
Runs |
Balls |
6s |
4s |
1 |
Brian Lara |
West Indies |
Canada |
Centurion |
23-02-2003 |
73 |
23 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
Wavell Hinds |
West Indies |
Canada |
Centurion |
23-02-2003 |
64 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
John Davison |
Canada |
New Zealand |
Benoni |
03-03-2003 |
75 |
25 |
4 |
9 |
4 |
Andy Blignaut |
Zimbabwe |
Australia |
Bulawayo |
24-02-2003 |
54 |
25 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
T.Moody |
Australia |
Bangladesh |
Chester-le-street |
27-05-1999 |
56* |
28 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
A.Ranatunga |
Sri Lanka |
Kenya |
Kandy |
06-06-1996 |
75* |
29 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
C.M.Old |
England |
India |
Lord's |
07-06-1975 |
51* |
30 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
Imran Khan |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
Swansea |
09-06-1983 |
56* |
30 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
M.Crowe |
New Zealand |
Zimbabwe |
Napier |
03-03-1992 |
74* |
30 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
S.Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
England |
Faisalabad |
09-03-1996 |
82 |
30 |
3 |
13 |
11 |
John Davison |
Canada |
West Indies |
Centurion |
23-02-2003 |
111 |
30 |
6 |
7 |
Last Updated 01/02/2007 |
ODI Records
# |
Player |
Country |
Opposition |
Venue |
Date |
Runs |
Balls |
6s |
4s |
1 |
S Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
Singapore |
07/04/1996 |
76 |
17 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
S.P.O'Donnell |
Australia |
Sri Lanka |
Sharjah |
02/05/1990 |
74 |
18 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
Nairobi |
04/10/1996 |
102 |
18 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan |
Netherlands |
Colombo |
21/09/2002 |
55* |
18 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
M.Boucher |
South Africa |
Kenya |
Cape Town |
22/10/2001 |
51* |
19 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
JM Kemp |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
Durban |
27/02/2005 |
53* |
19 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan |
India |
Kanpur |
15/04/2005 |
102 |
20 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
B.L.Cairns |
New Zealand |
Australi a |
Melbourne |
13/02/1983 |
52 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
A Agarkar |
India |
Zimbabwe |
Rajkot |
14/12/2002 |
67* |
21 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
D.Marillier |
Zimbabwe |
India |
Faridabad |
07/03/2002 |
56* |
21 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
CD McMillan |
N Zealand |
USA |
London |
10/09/2004 |
64* |
21 |
7 |
2 |
12 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan |
Zimbabwe |
Multan |
30/09/2004 |
58 |
21 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
M Ashraful |
Bangladesh |
England |
Nottingham |
21/06/2005 |
94 |
21 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
B McCullum* |
New Zealand |
Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo |
24/08/2005 |
51 |
21 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
Kapil Dev |
India |
West Indies |
Berbice |
29/03/1983 |
72 |
22 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
V.Sehwag |
India |
kenya |
Paarl |
24/10/2001 |
55* |
22 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
DR Martyn |
Australia |
Bangladesh |
Cairns |
03/08/2003 |
92 |
22 |
1 |
15 |
18 |
R.Dravid |
India |
New Zealand |
Hyderabad |
15/11/2003 |
50* |
22 |
3 |
5 |
19 |
Yuvraj Singh |
India |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka |
27/12/2004 |
69 |
22 |
3 |
8 |
20 |
Salim Malik |
Pakistan |
India |
Calcutta |
18/02/1987 |
72* |
23 |
1 |
11 |
21 |
Brian Lara |
West indies |
Canada |
Centurion |
23/02/2003 |
73 |
23 |
5 |
8 |
22 |
Y.Youhana |
Pakistan |
Zimbabwe |
Bulawayo |
24/11/2002 |
76 |
23 |
3 |
8 |
23 |
A.Razzaq |
Pakistan |
New Zealand |
Wellington |
17/01/2004 |
89 |
23 |
5 |
9 |
24 |
Wavell Hinds |
West indies |
Canada |
Centurion |
23/02/2003 |
64 |
24 |
3 |
9 |
* Star Means Playing cricket . No Star Retired Last Updated 24/08/2005 |
Test Record: -
Sr No
|
Name |
Country |
50's |
1
|
Allan Border |
Australia |
63 |
2 |
Steve Waugh |
Australia |
50 |
3 |
Brian Lara* |
West Indies |
48 |
4 |
Mark Waugh |
Australia |
47
|
5 |
R Dravid * |
India |
46 |
6
|
Inzamam-Ul-Haq* |
Pakistan |
46 |
7 |
Michael Atherton |
England |
46 |
8 |
Graham Gooch |
England |
46 |
9 |
Alec Stewart |
England |
45 |
10 |
Sunil Gavaskar |
India |
45 |
11 |
Vivian Richards |
West Indies |
45 |
12 |
Sachin Tendulkar* |
India |
43 |
13 |
Javad Miandad |
Pakistan |
43 |
14 |
JH Kallis* |
South Africa |
43 |
15 |
Geoffrey Boycott |
England |
42 |
16 |
S Fleming * |
New Zealand |
41 |
17 |
Mark Taylor |
Australia |
40 |
18 |
S Chanderpaul * |
West Indies |
40 |
19 |
David Gower |
England |
39 |
20 |
Clive Lloyd |
West Indies |
39 |
21 |
G Thorpe |
England |
39 |
22
|
Desmond Haynes |
West Indies |
39 |
23
|
Arjuna Ranatunga |
Sri Lanka |
38 |
24
|
Michael Cowdrey |
England |
38 |
25
|
RT Ponting* |
Australia |
36 |
26
|
Dilip Vengsarkar |
India |
35 |
27
|
Kenneth Barrington |
England |
35 |
28
|
GR Viswanath |
India |
35 |
* Star Means Playing cricket . No Star Retired Last Updated 22/01/2007
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