Fastest Fifty In Women’s T20Is: During the 3rd PAK vs ZIM game of the Women’s T20I between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Karachi, Fatima Sana became the fastest woman to score fifty runs, breaking the previous record set by Devine, Litchfield and Ghosh.
She achieved the record in only 15 balls, surpassing the previous record of 18 balls by each player. Pakistan women won the 3rd T20i by 133 runs by managing to get the Zimbabwe team all out at just 90.
PAK vs ZIM: Historic Knock Powers Pakistan to Massive Total
Pakistan was already in a great position at the score of 152 runs for four wickets after 17 overs of the final T20 match against Zimbabwe on Friday when Fatima Sana made her appearance on the pitch. What she proceeded to do over the next 24 balls with her power hitting shifted the entire pace of the match dramatically.
On her first ball against Michelle Mavunga, Sana got off to a flying start by smacking the ball to the boundary. Then from there, she took it to another level with her assault against Zimbabwe’s bowling attack particularly when she hit four straight boundaries off Kudzai Chigora.
In the 19th over against Nomvelo Sibanda, Sana Mir, the captain of Pakistan, smashed four boundaries (4, 4, 6, 6, 4) for a total of 24 runs. As a result of this explosion, she had a total of 48 runs in 14 balls at the end of the over.
Sana achieved this historic achievement in the last over by running two off Zimunu, who was the bowler for the last over, completing her fifty in 15 balls the fastest-ever fifty in Women’s T20I history.
Fatima Sana Finishes Unbeaten on 62 off 19 Balls
The explosive innings continued past 50 runs with Sana remaining not out at 62 runs off 19 balls where she hit 10 fours and 2 sixes. Following Sana’s outstanding strike rate helped to propel Pakistan to their second-highest total (223/4) in Women’s T20Is.
Her partner at the other end, Saira Jabeen, also put forth an impressive effort by scoring 50 runs off 32 balls without losing her wicket, putting together an incredibly destructive partnership during which time Zimbabwe’s bowlers were unable to contain Pakistan at the end of the innings.
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Fastest Fifty in Women’s T20 Cricket
Fatima Sana earned her fastest women’s T20 fifty with just 15 balls, equaling the record for fastest-half century in all formats with an official data archive. The previous two players to accomplish this feat were Marie Kelly (Warwickshire) in 2022 and Laura Harris (Otago) in 2025.
List of Fastest Fifty In Women’s T20Is
1. Fatima Sana – 15 Balls
Match: Pakistan Women vs Zimbabwe Women
Venue: Karachi
Date: 15 May 2026
2. Sophie Devine – 18 Balls
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Match: New Zealand Women vs India Women
Venue: Bangalore
Date: 11 July 2015
3. Phoebe Litchfield – 18 Balls
Match: Australia Women vs West Indies Women
Venue: Sydney
Date: 2 October 2023
4. Richa Ghosh – 18 Balls
Match: India Women vs West Indies Women
Venue: DY Patil Stadium
Date: 19 December 2024
5. Nida Dar – 20 Balls
Match: South Africa Women vs Pakistan Women
Venue: Benoni
Date: 22 May 2019
Fatima Sana’s Stunning Form Continues in 2026
Fatima Sana is currently the number one female cricketer on Pakistan’s all-time list, and her batting exploits in this series only serve to cement that place even more firmly.
With 229 runs in five innings at an unbelievable strike rate of 206.30 this year, she is also the highest run-getter for Pakistan Women in the T20 format. Earlier this year she had a career high score of 90 off 41 against South Africa.
Previous Pakistan Record Broken
Prior to the brilliant performance by Sana, the fastest fifty scored by a Pakistani female cricketer was held by Nida Dar who had achieved her fifty in just 20 balls against South Africa in 2019.
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