Top 10 fastest fifties in ODI cricket

With the presentation of T20 cricket in the previous decade, cutting-edge batters changed their methods of moving toward the game. We, as watchers, have seen that cricketers like Andre Russel have discovered more achievement and popularity as their way of batting is forceful and engaging. Players like Glenn Maxwell, Rishabh Pant, Kieron Pollard, and so forth really like to hit the ball for a six right from their first conveyance to return tension on the bowler. Allow us to view such occasions where the bowlers have been wrecked by exceptional assaulting innings by batsmen in ODI cricket. Here are the best 10 Fastest 50s in ODIs.

 

10. Brendon Mcculum ( 18 balls)

is Brendon McCullum comes on number 10 with his quickfire 50, which came in only 18 balls? This thump arrived in an exceedingly significant gathering stage match of ICC World Cup 2015. Albeit New Zealand was pursuing a little absolute of 124, Brendon chose to complete the game as quickly as time permits as he crushed 7 fours and 8 sixes in his thump of 77 of every 25 balls.

 

9. Shahid Afridi (18 balls)

Next comes 'Boom Boom' Afridi, for his staggering 59 against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2014. Pakistan was pursuing a tremendous absolute of 327 set up by the Bangladeshis and nearly saw an immense bombshell. Afridi crushed 7 sixes in this innings and was likewise declared as 'Man of the Match.' In any case, that didn't occur as the Afridi's 50 years in only 18 balls got Pakistan through the line.

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8. Glenn Maxwell (18 balls)

In the series decider of Australia's visit to India in 2013, India had set up an enormous all out of 384, on account of Rohit Sharma's notorious 209. Australia began the second innings inadequately. Nonetheless, Glenn Maxwell's 50 years in only 18 balls gave them the energy to pursue down the objective. Maxwell scored 60 off just 22 balls at a hazardous strike pace of 272.23! Be that as it may, Australia lost the match by 57 runs.

 

7. Shahid Afridi ( 18 balls)

On number 7 is again Shahid Afridi's unbeaten 55 in only 18 balls against a fairly feeble bowling line-up of the Netherlands in the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. Shahid scored at an impossible strike pace of 305.55 and crushed 4 fours and 6 sixes in this innings.

 

6. Simon O’Donnell ( 18 balls)

Next is Australian Simon O'Donnell's 50 against Sri Lanka in Sharjah, with only 18 conveyances. This was the then quickest 50 and, to date, is the quickest 50 by an Australian batsman in ODIs.

 

5. Shahid Afridi: (17 balls)

For the third time in this rundown, we have Shahid Afridi again for his record-severing 102 only 40 balls against Sri Lanka. This thump by Afridi made an upheaval in the manner batsmen bat today. The then 16-year-old Afridi scored his fifty in only 18 balls. This was the then quickest 100 in ODI cricket as Afridi crushed his century in just 37 balls. He crushed 11 sixes and six fours in this innings.

 

4. Martin Guptill (17 balls)

Number 4 is Martin Guptill's unstable 93* off 30 balls. Because of Guptill's impossible innings, New Zealand figured out how to pursue Sri Lanka's objective of 118 in 8.2 overs!

 He crushed his 50 years in just 17 conveyances and scored the quickest 50 by a New Zealand batsman.

3. Kusal Perera ( 17 balls)

Next is Kusal Perera's 50 against Pakistan, which came up in only 17 balls. Perera scored 68 off 25 balls at a striking pace of 272.0! He crushed 13 fours and 2 sixes and aided Sri Lanka to pursue down the completion of 288 effectively.

 

2. Sanath Jayasuriya (17 balls)

Number 2 is Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya's touchy thump of 76 against Pakistan in the Final of Singer Cup of 1996. Sanath crushed 5 sixes and 8 fours and scored his 50 in only 17 balls. Although Sanath batted at a striking pace of 271.42, Sri Lanka was ineffective in pursuing Pakistan's objective of 216 as they lost to Pakistan by 43 runs. 

 

1. AB De Villiers ( 16 balls)

The record for the quickest 50 in ODI cricket was made by AB De Villiers, which came in only 16 balls. De Villiers played a noteworthy inning of 149 against the West Indies and crushed 16 sixes. With this, he equaled Rohit Sharma's record of hitting the most number of sixes in an innings. In similar innings, Mr. 360 likewise crushed the quickest century in ODIs which came in only 31 balls!

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