Australia in New Zealand : 5 oneday, 2 test match series.
5th ODI : Aus retain Chappell & Hadlee trophy, series 3-2.
4th ODI : Australia secure series | 3rd ODI : Haddin ton.
2nd ODI : Aus won by 12 runs | 1st ODI : Kiwis by 2 wkts.
2nd T20 : Tied, Kiwis won in superover | Aus won 1st T20.
England in Bangladesh : 3 onedayer, 2 test match series.
1st test : Graeme Swann bowls England to 181 run victory.
3rd ODI : Craig Kieswetter century completes whitewash.
2nd ODI : Morgan's ton | 1st ODI : English cruised home.
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Record list : Fastest fifties in Twenty20 cricket match.

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Yuvraj Singh holds the record of fastest fifty in t20 cricket. Nearly 150 Twenty20 Internationals, only 1 century made. come down to Indian Premier League (a breakthrough TV success non International tournament) which has had over 100 games in two installments yet only 5 batsmen have gone on to touch three figure score.

Fact : 4 of above mentioned centurions batted as openers that day.

Reason is simple := T20, 20 over per side cricket match, is little too less for batsman to construct a century brick by brick.. he has to get lucky!

Lets come down a level to make competition tougher = the half centuries (50s or fifty). another land mark we see batters raising their bat to and fans applauding. On an average, Twenty20 Internationals see 2 fifties scored and is generally enough for better of the two to win man of the match.

Lets raise a level now.. the fastest half century in Twenty20 International match := Yuvraj Singh (India), took just 12 balls to complete his fifty, fours and 7 sixes (6 of the in one over from Stuart Broad) in his final score of 58 against England on 19 September 2007 in Twenty20 World cup in South Africa. Yuvraj again features in the list at 4th position with a 20 ball century against the Australians in semi-final of same tournament which India won.

David Warner, at number 2, scored that 19 ball fifty in his debut T20 match while the suprise element in following elite list is Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangaldeshi tiny batsman who notched up just 20 half century against West Indies and won the match for his country to send Caribbean team home from that same first twenty20 world cup.

Note : following list of fastest fifties in T20 cricket is limited to players who have scored faster than 25 balls.

List Updated : 23 February 2010, the day when David Warner tonked Windies for 67 off 29 deliveries at Melbourne, crossing his half century off just 18 balls.

Fastest Fifty in Twenty20 cricket matches.
Batsman (Country) Balls Versus Venue Date
Yuvraj Singh (India) 12 England Durban 19-Sep-2007
David Warner (Aus) 18 West Indies Melbourne 23-Feb-2010
David Warner (Aus) 19 South Africa Melbourne 11-Jan-2009
Gautam Gambhir (India) 19 Sri Lanka Nagpur 9-Dec-2009
Mohammad Ashraful (Bng) 20 West Indies Jo'burg 13-Sep-2007
Yuvraj Singh (Ind) 20 Sri Lanka Mohali 12-Dec-2009
Yuvraj Singh (India) 20 Australia Durban 22-Sep-2007
Mahela Jayawardene (SL) 21 Kenya Jo'burg 14-Sep-2007
Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 21 India Nagpur 9-Dec-2009
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 23 New Zealand Wellington 22-Dec-2006
Chris Gayle (SL) 23 Australia The Oval 6-Jun-2009
Aaron Redmond (NZ) 23 Ireland Nottingham 11-Jun-2009
Tillakaratane Dilshan (SL) 23 New Zealand Colombo 2-Sep-2009
Alex Obanda (Kenya) 23 Canada Dubai 10-Feb-2010
Paul Collingwood (Eng) 24 New Zealand Christchurch 7-Feb-2008
Andrew Symonds (Aus) 25 South Africa Brisbane 9-Jan-2006
Marlon Samuels (WI) 25 England The Oval 28-Jun-2007
Nazimuddin (Bng) 25 Pakistan Nairobi 2-Sep-2007
AB de Villiers (SA) 25 Scotland The Oval 7-Jun-2009
Graeme Smith (SA) 25 England Centurion 15-Nov-2009
Loots Bosman (SA) 25 England Centurion 15-Nov-2009





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