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ODI Fastest Fifties: De Villiers' 11-Year Record Equaled by Mathew Forde!
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News18•26-09-2026, 22:36
ODI Fastest Fifties: De Villiers' 11-Year Record Equaled by Mathew Forde!
- •AB de Villiers holds the world record for the fastest half-century in ODIs, achieving it in just 16 balls against West Indies on January 18, 2015.
- •West Indies all-rounder Mathew Forde equaled AB de Villiers' record by scoring a half-century in 16 balls against Ireland on May 23, 2025.
- •Former Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya scored a fifty in 17 balls against Pakistan on April 7, 1996, setting a new record at the time.
- •Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera equaled Jayasuriya's record by hitting a half-century in 17 balls against Pakistan on July 15, 2015.
- •New Zealand's Martin Guptill smashed a stormy half-century in 17 balls against Sri Lanka on December 28, 2015, leading his team to a quick victory.
Key Questions Answered
The world record for the fastest half-century in ODI cricket belongs to South African batsman AB de Villiers, who completed his fifty in just 16 balls against West Indies on January 18, 2015, at Johannesburg's Wanderers stadium.
Sanath Jayasuriya against Pakistan in 1996, Kusal Perera against Pakistan in 2015, and Martin Guptill against Sri Lanka in December 2015 all achieved ODI half-centuries in just 17 balls.
West Indies all-rounder Mathew Forde equaled the all-time record on May 23, 2025, by completing his half-century in 16 balls during a match against Ireland in Dublin.
