India’s batting all-rounder Shivam Dube scored a brilliant 65 runs in just 23 balls as New Zealand won the match by 50 runs in the fourth match of the five-match T20I series in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, January 28. With this consolation win, the visitors ensured that they would not be whitewashed in the series.

send to bat indian teamNew Zealand finished with a total of 215-7, with Tim Seifert hitting 62 off 36 balls. Seifert and Devon Conway (44 off 23) added a hundred for the opening wicket, while Daryl Mitchell (39 off 18) provided the finishing touches.

In this chase, India lost Abhishek Sharma from Ducks, Suryakumar Yadav with 8 balls and struggling Sanju Samson with 24 off 15 balls. Rinku Singh (39 off 30) steadied the innings before Dube hit a blinding ball. The latter’s batting speed ranks among the top five fastest Indian batsmen T20I The fifties. Take a look at this list, there are some outstanding names.

#5 Abhishek Sharma (17 balls) vs England at Wankhede – February 2025

In February 2025, India’s aggressive opening batsman Abhishek scored 50 runs in just 17 balls against England in the fifth match of the five-match T20I series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. He followed up with an incredible hundred in 37 balls and was dismissed for 135 off 54 balls, the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in T20Is.

Abhishek In India’s fifth innings, Jamie Overton hit six back-to-back sixes to reach his glorious half-century. The southpaw finished with seven fours and 13 sixes. Batting first, India posted 247-9 in 20 overs before thrashing England by 97 runs in 10.3 overs.

#4 Hardik Pandya (16 balls) vs South Africa, Ahmedabad – December 2025

Veteran India all-rounder Hardik Pandya hit a 16-ball half-century against South Africa in the fifth match of the five-match T20I series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in December 2025. Pandya He ended up hitting 63 off 25 balls, with five fours and as many sixes.

India batted first in the T20Is and posted a score of 231-5. Pandya put in a dazzling performance when he came on at number five. His first ball against Corbin Bose was a long six. In the next over, he hit George Linde with two sixes and two fours. Pandya, with help from deep midwicket Bosch, made a 16-ball fifty with 6 balls. India won the match by 30 runs and he was adjudged the man of the match.

#3 Shivam Dube (15 goals) vs New Zealand at Visakhapatnam – January 2026

Dube He completed a 15-ball half-century in the fourth T20I of the series against New Zealand in Visakhapatnam. The hard-hitting left-hand batsman came on for sixth after Pandya was dismissed as India settled the score at 216. Dube guided India to 63-4, finishing with 65 for 23, hitting 3 fours and 7 sixes.

Dube faced Mitchell Santner at deep mid-off for six runs off the first ball. In the 12th over, he bowled Ish Sodhi with 3 sixes and 2 4s. He reached his maximum through a leg-side full toss from Jacob Duffy to reach his fifty. However, Dube was unlucky to be sent off and was drained at backup at the non-forward end. With his departure, India’s faint hope of victory disappeared.

#2 Abhishek Sharma (14 balls) vs New Zealand in Guwahati – January 2026

Ongoing India vs 3rd T20I New Zealand In the series, Abhishek scored a half-century off just 14 balls. The Men in Blue defeated the Kiwis by eight wickets in this match to take an undisputed 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Abhishek ended up scoring 68 runs off 20 balls, hitting 7 fours and 5 sixes as India locked in a target of 154 runs in 10 overs.

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Abhishek faced the first ball bowled by Duffy, deep mid-wicket for over 6 runs. On the next play, he hit a low full toss from Kyle Jamieson for another six deep. He guided a short ball from Duffy over fine leg for maximum on the last ball of the powerplay. With that knock, he completed his half-century off just 14 balls and India were well on their way to the target.

#1 Yuvraj Singh (12 goals) vs England in Durban – September 2007

former batting all-rounder Yuvraj Singh Continuing to hold the record for fastest 50 by an Indian in T20Is. In the Super 8 round of the 2007 T20 World Cup, he scored a half-century in just 12 balls against England in Durban. Yuvraj smashed 58 off 16 balls, including three fours and seven sixes, as India posted a batting lead of 218-4 to win the match by 18 runs.

Yuvraj came to bat at the end of India’s innings. He got into an altercation with Andrew Flintoff and hit him two quarterbacks in the 18th inning. In the next game, he made history against Stuart Broad, hitting all six balls. He completed a stunning 12-ball half-century as the last ball of the match went wide at mid-on. Only Dipendra Singh Airee (9 balls) has reached 50 in a faster time.