List Of Batters Who Scored Fastest Fifty In T20 World Cup, Two Indian Batters Are In The List

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T20 World Cup is one of the most exciting cricket tournaments, and since its inaugural edition in 2007, it has given the cricket fans the thrill and excitement they seek in the game, batters have played a vital role in providing that thrill to the spectators. Some batters have penned their name in the records list with their marvelous skills and batting brilliance, and here are the names of the top 5 batters who scored the fastest fifty in T20 World Cup history.

Player	Balls	Match	Date
Yuvraj Singh	12	India v England	19/09/2007
SJ Myburgh	17	Netherlands v Ireland	21/03/2014
Marcus Stoinis	17	Australia v Sri Lanka	25/10/2022
GJ Maxwell	18	Australia v Pakistan	23/03/2014
KL Rahul	18	India v Scotland	05/11/2021

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh is at the top of this list, and so far, no one has been near the benchmark he set in the T20 World Cup. The left-hand batter scored the fastest-ever fifty in the T20 World Cup in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007. India was playing against England, and India was eyeing a huge score with 171 runs on the board at the end of 18 overs, but it was the 19th over of the game that brought the moment that no one had ever seen before in the T20 format. Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in six balls in the 19th over delivered by Stuart Broad to score the fastest fifty in T20 World Cup history. It took Yuvraj Singh just 12 balls to score his fifty.

Stephanus Johannes Myburgh

Another left-handed batter, Stephanus Johannes Myburgh, is second in this list of fastest fifty in T20 World Cup. The batter from the Netherlands was an all-rounder, and it was in the 2014 T20 World Cup when he came to bat with an intent to make his team chase the challenging total of 190 runs. He slammed a half-century in just 17 balls, giving his team the start they needed to chase down the total. The Netherlands chased the target in 14 overs.

Marcus Stoinis

Australian batting all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is number three on this list. In the T20 World Cup 2022, he scored his fifty in 17 balls against Sri Lanka and became the fastest Australian to hit a fifty in the T20 World Cup.

Glenn Maxwell

Another Australian on the list of the fastest fifty is the spinning-all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, known for his fearless batting and innovative shots. Glenn Maxwell found his name on the list due to his remarkable fifty against Pakistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014, scoring his fastest fifty in T20 World Cup cricket in just 18 balls.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul is the other Indian batter on this list. The right-handed batter scored the fifth-fastest fifty in T20 World Cup history, and it took him only 18 balls to score his fifty. KL Rahul’s fastest fifty came against Scotland in the ICC T20I World Cup 2021, and India went on to win that match