(Updated) Fastest Team 50 in Test Cricket till 2024

India set a new record for the fastest team fifty in Test cricket, achieving the milestone in just 18 balls against Bangladesh. Discover the top five fastest-team fifties in test history.

Oct 3, 2024, 11:45 IST
Fastest Team 50 Score in Test Cricket, Updated Records till 2024
Fastest Team 50 Score in Test Cricket, Updated Records till 2024

On the fourth day of the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur, India etched its name in cricket history by achieving an extraordinary milestone: the fastest team fifty in Test cricket. Openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal electrified the crowd, scoring 51 runs in just 18 balls, setting a new record for the quickest team fifty ever recorded in Test match history.

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Top Five Test Cricket Teams to Score Fastest Team Fifties

India’s record for the fastest team fifty in Test cricket has eclipsed England's previous achievement from July. During a Test match against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, England scored 50 runs in just 4.2 overs, breaking their own 30-year record for the quickest team fifty in men’s Test cricket. Here is the complete list:

Team

Opposition

Balls faced

Venue

Year

India

Bangladesh

18

Kanpur

2024

England

West Indies

26

Nottingham

2024

England

South Africa

27

The Oval

1994

England

Sri Lanka

30

Manchester

2002

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

32

Karachi

2004

India

England

33

Chennai

2008

Jaiswal and Rohit put the Bangladesh bowlers under immense pressure with their explosive batting. Jaiswal kicked off the innings by hitting Hasan Mahmud for three consecutive fours in the opening over. Rohit followed suit in the second over, launching Khaled Hasan for two back-to-back sixes. In the third over, Jaiswal continued to dominate, scoring two more sixes and two fours against Mahmud.

Within just 3 overs or 18 deliveries, India reached the fifty-run mark, surpassing their own record set earlier this year against England's 'Baseball' team in Nottingham. This blistering start propelled India to the 100-run milestone in a mere 10.1 overs, breaking their previous record of 12.2 overs, established against the West Indies in 2023.

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