{"id":22605,"date":"2025-01-04T11:59:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T06:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/?p=22605"},"modified":"2025-01-04T11:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T06:29:47","slug":"fastest-50-runs-in-test-cricket-rishabh-pants-record-breaking-knock-in-aus-vs-ind-5th-test-2024-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/news\/fastest-50-runs-in-test-cricket-rishabh-pants-record-breaking-knock-in-aus-vs-ind-5th-test-2024-25-22605\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Fastest 50 Runs in Test Cricket & Rishabh Pant’s Explosive Knock: Latest Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Test cricket, quick-fire fifties are rare but spectacular. Over the years, some players have stunned the world with their aggressive batting even in the longest format. Recently, during the AUS vs IND 5th Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy<\/a> (BGT) 2024-25, Rishabh Pant<\/a> displayed one such exceptional performance, scoring a rapid fifty off just 29 balls. This article highlights the top 10 fastest 50s in Test cricket, including Pant\u2019s latest achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Fastest 50s in Test Cricket (By Balls Faced)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a list of the fastest fifties<\/a> in Test cricket history:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rank<\/th>Balls<\/th>Player<\/th>Match<\/th>Location<\/th>Year<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>21<\/td>Misbah-ul-Haq<\/td>Pakistan vs Australia<\/td>Abu Dhabi<\/td>2014<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>23<\/td>David Warner<\/td>Australia vs Pakistan<\/td>Sydney<\/td>2017<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>24<\/td>Jacques Kallis<\/td>South Africa vs Zimbabwe<\/td>Cape Town<\/td>2005<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>24<\/td>Ben Stokes<\/td>England vs West Indies<\/td>Birmingham<\/td>2024<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>25<\/td>Shane Shillingford<\/td>West Indies vs New Zealand<\/td>Kingston<\/td>2014<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>26<\/td>Shahid Afridi<\/td>Pakistan vs India<\/td>Bangalore<\/td>2005<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>26<\/td>Mohammad Ashraful<\/td>Bangladesh vs India<\/td>Mirpur<\/td>2007<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>26<\/td>Dale Steyn<\/td>South Africa vs West Indies<\/td>Port Elizabeth<\/td>2014<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>28<\/td>Chris Gayle<\/td>West Indies vs New Zealand<\/td>Port of Spain<\/td>2014<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>29<\/td>Rishabh Pant<\/td>India vs Australia<\/td>Sydney<\/td>2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rishabh Pant\u2019s Blazing Fifty in AUS vs IND 5th Test (BGT 2024-25)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25<\/a>, Rishabh Pant once again proved his mettle with an aggressive knock during India\u2019s second innings against Australia. Pant reached his half-century in just 29 balls, hitting 6 fours and 4 sixes. His strike rate of 196.77 left the Australian bowlers struggling to contain him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Score Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n