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Shimron Hetmyer now holds the record for scoring the fastest fifty by a West Indies batter in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The left-handed batter needed just 19 balls on Monday (February 23) to score a half-century

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for the Men in Maroon in their first Super 8s match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 against Zimbabwe.

Before Hetmyer, the record for scoring the fastest half-century in an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match for the West Indies was in the name of Chris Gayle. In the 2009 T20 World Cup match between West Indies and Australia at The Oval on June 9, Gayle needed 23 balls to reach the 50-run mark.

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In the ongoing match against Zimbabwe at Wankhede Stadium, Hetmyer slammed Sikandar Raza for a six on the fifth ball of the eighth over of West Indies’ innings to reach the 50-run mark. He has hammered 4 fours and 5 sixes so far.

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Fastest 50s for West Indies in T20 World Cup 2026

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PLAYER	BALLS	AGAINST	VENUE	DATE
Shimron Hetmyer	19	Zimbabwe	Mumbai (WS)	February 23, 2026
Shimron Hetmyer	22	Scotland	Kolkata	February 7, 2026
Chris Gayle	23	Australia	The Oval	June 6, 2009

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Shimron Hetmyer Breaks His Own Record Of Scoring Fastest 50 For West Indies In T20 World Cup

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