Top 10 fastest T20I fifties led by Dipendra Singh Airee's nine-ball half-century

Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee produced a nine-ball half-century against Mongolia in the opening game of the men's T20I tournament at the Asian Games 2023, a performance cited at the top of Khel Now's list of the top 10 fastest T20I fifties published on 17 September 2026. The compilation ranks the quickest individual fifties recorded in men's T20 international matches.

Scoring a half-century is described in the source as a special achievement in any format, and the shorter format often produces the quickest scores because batters take more risks. The article notes that many rapid fifties have been recorded in T20 cricket and that the quickest came off just nine balls; it also records that one of the fastest fifties included an over of six sixes.

Dipendra Singh Airee's unbeaten knock against Mongolia is detailed as a nine-ball half-century in the opening match of the Asian Games 2023 men's T20I tournament; he finished 52 not out from ten balls with eight sixes. Nepal posted 314/3 and dismissed Mongolia for 41, winning the match by 273 runs, according to the article.

The prior benchmark cited in the list is Yuvraj Singh's 12-ball fifty in Durban during the 2007 T20 World Cup, when he struck six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad. The source states India made 218/4 in that match, Yuvraj scored a fifty off 12 balls, and India won by 18 runs; it also records that Yuvraj was the first batter to hit six sixes in an over in a T20I.

The list includes the 259/4 chase in Centurion when South Africa replied to West Indies' 258/5; the source records Johnson Charles scoring a 39-balls ton and making 118 off 46, while Quinton de Kock registered a 15-balls fifty and finished 100 off 44 with nine fours and eight sixes as South Africa reached 259/4 in 18.5 overs.

Several other entries cited are Shai Hope's 16-ball fifty for West Indies against Bangladesh at Sylhet in December 2018—Hope finished 55 off 23 balls with three fours and nine sixes as West Indies chased 130/2 in 10.2 overs after Bangladesh were all out for 129—and Babar Hayat's 15-ball fifty for Hong Kong versus the UAE in October 2023, when Babar made an unbeaten 60 off 20 balls with five fours and five sixes in a 69-run victory. The article also records Faisal Khan's 15-ball half-century for Saudi Arabia against Kuwait at Al Amerat in January 2019 during the ACC Western Region T20; Kuwait set 136, Saudi Arabia replied 137/3 in 9.1 overs, and Faisal was unbeaten on 83 off 28 with seven fours and seven sixes.

Other fast fifties listed include Mirza Ahsan's 13-ball half-century for Austria against Luxembourg at Ilfov County in the Continental Cup in August 2019—Mirza scored 51 off 14 balls with two fours and seven sixes in Austria's 239/3—and Colin Munro's 14-ball fifty for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in Auckland in January 2016; Sri Lanka made 142/8, New Zealand reached 147/1 in ten overs to win by nine wickets, Munro was 50 not out from 14 balls with one four and six sixes and Martin Guptill scored 63 off 25. The list also records Romania's rapid chase of 116 in 5.4 overs against Serbia in the Sofia Twenty20 semi-finals, with Taranjeet Singh making an 18-balls fifty of 57 off 19 and captain Remesh Satheesan a 14-balls fifty, finishing 56 not out from 15 balls.

All statistics in the compilation are stated as updated through 17 September, 2026. For further coverage and updates, the article directs readers to follow Khel Now's cricket channels and apps as listed in the source.