Most Fifties in 25 or Fewer Balls in T20Is

This article explores the players who frequently reach milestones in the quickest fashion in the shortest format. It focuses on the remarkable consistency and record-breaking speed of batters who reach fifty in 25 balls or fewer.

Most Fifties in 25 or Fewer Balls in T20Is

Key Insights on Rapid Half-Centuries in T20I Cricket

Record Holders for Most Fifties in 25 Balls or Fewer

Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav have established themselves as the premier aggressors, each bringing up 9 or more fifties in 25 or fewer balls in T20Is. See the overall leading 50+ scorers chart in T20I cricket here.

Following his 2026 performances against New Zealand, Abhishek Sharma (9) has now surpassed the tallies of Phil Salt (7) and Evin Lewis (7).

Suryakumar Yadav holds a unique record as the only batter with 10 or more fifty-plus knocks maintained at a strike rate of 200 or more in T20Is.

In a single calendar year (2025), Abhishek Sharma (6) and Austria’s Karanbir Singh (5) dominated the rankings for the most sub-25-ball half-centuries.

Saudi Arabia’s Faisal Khan holds the record for the most fifties in 25 or fewer balls among associate nation batters and has achieved two or more such scores at three distinct venues: Al Amerat, Doha, and Kuala Lumpur.

Batters with Most T20I Half-Centuries in 20 Balls or Fewer

Faisal Khan also remains the only batter to score 5 or more fifties in 20 or fewer balls in T20Is.

Tim David is the only player to score a fifty in 20 or fewer balls for two different teams, recording the fastest T20I fifties for both Australia (16 balls vs West Indies in 2025) and Singapore (17 balls vs Malaysia in 2020).

Eswatini’s Adil Butt made history in 2025 by scoring three consecutive fifties in 20 or fewer balls, all against Mozambique.

All-Time Speed Records and Powerplay Dominance

Against specific opponents, David Warner, Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, and Quinton de Kock have each scored three or more sub-25-ball fifties against a single team.

Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee holds the world record for the quickest-ever T20I fifty, reaching the milestone in just 9 deliveries against Mongolia in 2023.

During that record-breaking innings, Dipendra Singh Airee achieved a strike rate of 520, the highest ever in a T20I innings (minimum five balls faced).

For full-member nations, Yuvraj Singh retains the fastest fifty record, taking just 12 balls against England in 2007—a knock featuring six sixes in one over.

Adil Butt and Abhishek Sharma are the only two batters to have completed three of their career half-centuries within the powerplay overs.