Visakhapatnam: Despite India losing the fourth T20 match against New Zealand by 50 runs at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, Shivam Dube’s batting performance stood out. He scored a half-century in just 15 balls, marking the third fastest fifty by an Indian in T20 international cricket.
Yuvraj Singh holds the record for the fastest fifty by an Indian, achieving this feat in 12 balls against England during the 2007 T20 World Cup in Durban.
Abhishek Sharma ranks second on this list, having scored a fifty in 14 balls against New Zealand during the same T20 series. That match took place in Guwahati.
Shivam Dube, with his 15-ball fifty against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam, secured the third spot. Hardik Pandya is fourth, having scored a 16-ball half-century against South Africa at Ahmedabad in 2025. Abhishek Sharma also appears fifth on the list for a 17-ball fifty against England at the Wankhede Stadium in 2025.
In the Visakhapatnam game, Shivam Dube’s 12th over against Ish Sodhi was remarkable, where he struck two fours, three sixes, and took a double, scoring 28 runs in that over along with a wide ball. This performance placed him joint-third for the most runs scored by an Indian batsman in a single T20 international over. Rohit Sharma had scored 28 runs in one over against Australian bowler Mitchell Starc in 2024.
Yuvraj Singh tops this list as well, having hit six sixes in an over to score 36 runs against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Sanju Samson is second, scoring 30 runs in an over off Bangladesh’s Rishad Hossain in 2024.
Shivam Dube’s swift half-century and powerful hitting have added a significant highlight to India’s batting records in T20 internationals, despite the team’s overall loss in the match against New Zealand.
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