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Pakistan’s Fatima Sana smashed a 15-ball fifty in a bilateral series against Zimbabwe, the fastest ever in WT20Is.
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She breaks the joint record held by Devine, Litchfield and Ghosh.
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Pakistan post 223/4, their second-highest total in Women’s T20Is.
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Fatima Sana rewrites history with the fastest fifty in women’s T20I cricket
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana walked out to bat and tore apart the Zimbabwean bowling attack on Friday at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.
She took just 15 balls to reach his half-century, which saw her score the fastest half-century ever recorded in Women’s Twenty20 Internationals.
Fatima came to the crease with the scoreboard at 152 for 4. She cleared the boundary eight times and twice over it, finishing with eight fours and two sixes on her way to the milestone.
Before Friday, three players shared the top spot on the all-time list for fastest fifties in Women’s T20Is. New Zealand’s Sophie Devine had reached the milestone off 18 balls against India back in 2015.
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Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield matched that figure against West Indies in 2023, and India’s Richa Ghosh equalled it during a match against the same opponents in 2024.
Full List: Fastest fifties in women’s T20Is
|
Player |
Balls |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fatima Sana (Pakistan) |
15 |
Pakistan Women v Zimbabwe Women |
Karachi |
15/05/2026 |
|
SFM Devine (New Zealand) |
18 |
New Zealand Women v India Women |
Bangalore |
11/07/2015 |
|
Phoebe Litchfield (Australia) |
18 |
Australia Women v West Indies Women |
Sydney |
02/10/2023 |
|
Richa Ghosh (India) |
18 |
India Women v West Indies Women |
DY Patil |
19/12/2024 |
|
Nida Dar (Pakistan) |
20 |
South Africa Women v Pakistan Women |
Benoni |
22/05/2019 |
|
AJ Healy (Australia) |
21 |
Australia Women v Ireland Women |
Providence |
11/11/2018 |
|
SFM Devine (New Zealand) |
21 |
New Zealand Women v Ireland Women |
Providence |
17/11/2018 |
|
A Capsey (England) |
21 |
England Women v Ireland Women |
Paarl |
13/02/2023 |
|
DJS Dottin (West Indies) |
22 |
West Indies Women v Australia Women |
Taunton |
14/06/2009 |
|
RH Priest (New Zealand) |
22 |
New Zealand Women v India Women |
Bangalore |
13/06/2015 |
|
NM Anil (Oman) |
22 |
Oman Women v Saudi Arabia Women |
Al Amerat |
21/03/2022 |
Pakistan’s highest totals in women’s T20Is
Sana powered Pakistan to 223 for 4 from their 20 overs. This score also happens to be Pakistan’s second-highest total in Women’s T20I cricket, sitting just below the 237 for 5 they posted against Zimbabwe in the opening match of the very same series.
|
Score |
Against |
Year |
|---|---|---|
|
237/5 |
Zimbabwe |
2026 |
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223/4 |
Zimbabwe |
2026 |
|
181/4 |
South Africa |
2024 |
|
180/9 |
South Africa |
2026 |
|
177/5 |
Malaysia |
2018 |
|
172/5 |
South Africa |
2019 |
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