Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle & mystery spinner all feature in Top 5
Back in the 2007 T20 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh created the record for the fastest fifty in T20 cricket. Since then, the shortest format of the game has exploded and come to the forefront. With the increase in bilateral series and the creation of several T20 leagues all over the world, T20 records are getting toppled one after the other. Find out the top 5 fastest fifties in T20 cricket since the shortest debut in 2003:
Top 5 Fastest Fifty in T20 cricket
The record that Yuvraj Singh created in 2007 against England remains the fastest fifty in T20s. Players like Chris Gayle and Hazratullah Zazai have leveled the record after a wait of more than a decade.
| Player | Balls | Match | Venue | Date |
| Yuvraj Singh | 12 | India v England | Durban | 19/09/2007 |
| CH Gayle | 12 | Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers | Melbourne | 18/01/2016 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 12 | Kabul Zwanan v Balkh Legends | Sharjah | 15/10/2018 |
| ME Trescothick | 13 | Somerset v Hampshire | Taunton | 09/07/2010 |
| SP Narine | 13 | Comilla Victorians v Chattogram Challengers | Mirpur | 16/02/2022 |
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Fastest Fifty in T20 in IPL
Stylish southpaw Yashasvi Jaiswal broke the record for the fastest fifty in the IPL in the last season (2023) of the league.
Interestingly, Sunil Narine, who is mostly known as a spinner, features on both lists (fastest fifty in T20s overall and in the IPL), and that too in two different leagues.
| Player | Balls | Match | Venue | Date |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 13 | Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 11 May 2023 |
| KL Rahul | 14 | Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals | Mohali | 08 April 2018 |
| PJ Cummins | 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians | Pune | 06 April 2022 |
| YK Pathan | 15 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 24 May 2014 |
| SP Narine | 15 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | 07 May 2017 |
