Fastest Fifty in One Day International: The rules of the game are still followed in those all-day games, but there are some amazing centuries and half-centuries in those games. Let’s look at the list of the fifty fastest One Day International players.
Sanath Jayasuriya’s quickest fifty in ODIs introduced power-hitting within 15 overs. Jayasuriya’s fastest ODI fifty was 17 balls against Pakistan in Singapore. AB de Villiers hit the fastest fifty (16 balls) and fastest 100. (31 balls). This list is updated with 2022 statistics, as is the table below. If you have different stats, please let us know in the article’s comments. The fastest ODI half-centuries are listed below.
Herea are the list of Fastest Fifty in One Day International:
10. Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum, a former New Zealand great, has the 10th fastest ODI fifty. He repeated his 18-ball fifty. He got it Feb. 20, 2015, against England in Wellington.
Right-handed wicket-keeper scored 77 runs. He hit 7 sixes and 8 boundaries. Baz’s strike rate in ODI is 96.37.
9. Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi, a right-handed batting all-rounder from Pakistan, was the last player to hit a fifty in 18 balls. He did it in a match between Pakistan and Bangladesh on March 4, 2014, at Mirpur. In that match, he hit a total of 7 sixes and 2 fours, giving him a score of 59.
Afridi’s crazy batting style has always been a vision, and his 117.00 strike rate in One Day International matches that. He is one of the batsmen in ODI cricket who has hit the most sixes, which is a surprise.
8. Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell from Australia moves up to the eighth spot on the list of players with the fastest fifty in an ODI. He did this in just 18 balls. It happened in a game against India on November 2, 2013, in Bangalore. Maxwell was only able to score a total of 60 runs in this match, but it was a show.
He hit 7 sixes and 3 fours, which helped him get to 50 quickly. Maxwell has a remarkable strike rate of 123.93 in One Day International cricket, which he has been playing for a long time.
7. Shahid Afridi
The former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi has scored another fifty in 18 balls. This time, it happened in a game against the Netherlands on September 21, 2017, in Colombo.
Afridi’s total score in this match was only 55, which included 6 sixes and 4 boundaries. This was a very quick 50 for him. It’s not surprising that “Boom Boom” Afridi shows up more than once on the list of the fifty fastest players in One Day Internationals.
6. Shahid Afridi
One of the best all-rounders, Shahid Afridi, has scored another fifty in 18 balls, putting him on the list of the fastest fiftys in One Day Internationals.
In an ODI game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Nairobi on October 4, 1996, the former Pakistani player got his first fifty in 18 balls. The game was between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. In that game, Afridi scored 102 runs, 11 of which were sixes, and 6 of which were fours. Again, it was a pretty big show!
5. Simon O’Donnell
Simon O’Donnell, a former right-handed batsman for Australia who played ODI cricket, is fifth on the list of players with the fastest fifty in the sport. In a game against Sri Lanka, the player got his ODI fifty in 18 balls, which was the fastest of his career.
Sharjah was played on May 2, 1990, and O’Donnell had a total of 74 runs in the game. His score included some great hits, like the 6 sixes and 4 boundaries. In One Day International cricket, O’Donnell’s strike rate is 80.96.
4. Martin Guptill
New Zealand’s Martin Guptill scored 50 in 17 balls on December 28, 2015. This right-handed opener made the fastest fifty in ODIs and of his career against Sri Lanka in Christchurch.
He scored 93 runs, just missing a century. 8 sixes, 9 fours. It’s 87.58 in ODIs. His double-century in 2015 World Cup stands out.
3. Kusal Perera
Kusal Perera, at 5 ft 6 in, had one of the fastest ODI half-centuries. He faced 17 balls to make 50 against Pakistan at Pallekele on 15 July 2015.
Perera scored 63 and became the second player to hit 50 in 17 balls after Jayasuriya, who inspires him. 2 sixes and 13 fours. His ODI strike rate is 133.55.
2. Sanath Jayasuriya
Left-handed batting all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya recorded the second-fastest ODI half-century in 17 balls against Pakistan in 1996. He scored 76 runs in Singapore.
5 sixes and 8 boundaries. Jayasuriya averages 91.20 in ODIs. His two-decade career ranks him among the batsmen with the most ODI centuries.
1. AB de Villiers (Fastest Fifty in One Day International)
AB de Villiers from South Africa has the fastest fifty in One Day Internationals. He is first on the list. The wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman broke the record for the fastest ODI fifty by making it in just 16 balls. The record was set on January 18, 2015, in a match against West Indies.
It took place in Johannesburg, and Villiers got 149 runs during that game. His performance is amazing, with 16 sixes and 9 fours. In One Day Internationals, his average strike rate is 101.07. He is thought to be one of the best batsmen ever.
