He is only the second Indian on the list.
Imagine playing a 20-ball innings, scoring 68 runs without playing a single dot ball. Though it can just be imagination for us, it is quite possible in the world of Abhishek Sharma. The youngster etched his name in the list for the fastest 50 in T20Is among full member nations after his knock in the 3rd IND vs NZ T20I.
Chasing 153, India lost a wicket on the first ball of the innings, as Sanju Samson was sent packing by Matt Henry. In the next 59 deliveries, it was game over. Abhishek Sharma brought up his 50 in just 14 deliveries, to end up behind his mentor Yuvraj Singh in the list for the fastest 50 in T20Is, amongst full member nations.
Here are the top five fastest 50s in the T20I format among full members:
An innings which lives rent free in the hearts of every Indian, Yuvraj Singh was in a league of his own against England in the T20 World Cup 2007 fixture. He tonked Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over to shift the momentum completely towards the Indian side.
When the mentor does it, the student has to give it a go, at the least. Abhishek Sharma went after Yuvraj Singh’s record and how! The young Indian opener smashed 68* off just 20 deliveries to take the Kiwi bowlers to the cleaners. Some of the New Zealand players were left checking Abhishek’s bat towards the end of the innings, reflecting the sheer audacity of that knock.
Another left-handed player who is extremely difficult to stop when he gets going. New Zealand were chasing 143 in Auckland, and Munro walked out to bat at No.3. However, he smashed an unbeaten 50 off just 14 deliveries to leave the Sri Lankans dazed.
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter smashed the very first ball for a six off Mitchell Santner, and the spectators knew that they were in for something special. Shivam Dube smashed 65 runs off just 23 deliveries to give India a chance in the chase of 216.
Though Quinton de Kock went on to score a blazing 44-ball 100 in that game against the West Indies, his fifty came off just 15 deliveries, which makes him a part of this list. The Proteas were chasing 259 in 20 overs in Centurion, when De Kock took the Windies bowlers by storm. The South Africans won by six wickets.
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Full list of fastest 50 in T20Is by men’s players below.
| Batter | Balls Taken To 50 | Opposition | Venue & Year |
| Yuvraj Singh | 12 | England | Durban, 2007 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 14 | New Zealand | Guwahati, 2026 |
| Colin Munro | 14 | Sri Lanka | Auckland, 2016 |
| Shivam Dube | 15 | New Zealand | Visakhapatnam, 2026 |
| Quinton de Kock | 15 | West Indies | Centurion, 2023 |
| Shai Hope | 16 | Bangladesh | Sylhet, 2018 |
| Moeen Ali | 16 | South Africa | Bristol, 2022 |
| Marco Jansen | 16 | India | Centurion, 2024 |
| Tim David | 16 | West Indies | Basseterre, 2025 |
| Hardik Pandya | 16 | South Africa | Ahmedabad, 2025 |
| Paul Sterling | 17 | Afghanistan | Dubai, 2012 |
Overall, Nepal’s Dipendra Singh Airee has a nine-ball fifty in T20Is, which is the world record. Airee achieved the feat against Mongolia when he hit eight sixes in nine balls to reach the landmark. He finished on an unbeaten 52 off 10 balls.
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