ODI Cricket is played with a lot of intent and aggression than what it was a decade back. The batsmen are looking score at quicker rate and take the attack to the bowlers. In this post, we look at the Top 5 Fastest 50 in ODI Cricket over the years.
Fastest 50 in ODI Cricket
| Player | Balls Faced | Match | Venue | Date |
| AB de Villiers | 16 | South Africa vs West Indies | Johannesburg | 18/01/2015 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 17 | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Singapore | 07/04/1996 |
| Kusal Perera | 17 | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Pallekele | 15/07/2015 |
| Martin Guptill | 17 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 28/12/2015 |
| Liam Livingstone | 17 | England vs Netherlands | Amstelveen | 17/06/2022 |
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Mr 360 of cricket, AB de Villiers holds the record of Fastest 50 in One Day International cricket. It was during 2015 ODI World Cup Match (South Africa vs West Indies on 18/01/2015) in Johannesburg that AB de Villiers’ bat breathed fire. In that whirlwind of 149 runs off 44 balls, the South African shattered many a record including the fastest 100 in ODI cricket.
Sanath Jayasuriya, Kusal Perera, Martin Guptill and Liam Livingstone are among the other batsmen featuring in top 5 fastest fifty in ODIs, getting to the milestone in 17 balls.
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Who has scored Fastest 100 in ODI Cricket?
Mr 360 of cricket, AB de Villiers holds the record of Fastest 100 in ODI cricket. The South African has scored quickest ODI century off 31 balls.
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Who has scored Fastest ODI fifty for Indian Cricket Team?
It may surprise some but Ajit Agarkar has scored the fastest ODI fifty for Indian National Cricket Team, off 21 balls. It was during India v Zimbabwe match, on 14/12/2000 at Rajkot, that the former Indian bowler played a blinder of a knock of 67in 25 balls including 7 sixes.
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