Check The Slowest Fifties in T20 World Cup History

Whenever you ask someone about what you think about T20 Cricket, their general opinion is slam-bang hitting powering scores above 200, big sixes, range hitting, etc.

But there have also been instances when players played Tests in T20s, in this article we will discuss those players in detail.

Slowest Fifties in T20 World Cup in terms of (Balls)

1. Muhammad Rizwan (52 balls)- Pakistan vs Canada, 2024

The Wicket-Keeper batter from Pakistan is the latest entrant into the list and straightaway makes it into our slowest fifties in T20 World Cup. Rizwan achieved this unwanted record at the recently concluded game between Pakistan and Canada at the Nassau County Academy in New York. Rizwan though helped his team get off the mark in T20 World Cup 2024.

2. David Miller (50 balls)- South Africa vs Netherlands, 2024

Star South African batter features second in the list in terms of slowest fifties in T20 World Cup, Miller also like Rizwan achieved this feat in the 2024 T20 World Cup at the very same Nassau County Ground, the pitch at Nassau has been under a lot of criticism for these reasons. However, Millers's fifty ensured that South Africa won the game.

3. Devon Smith (49 balls)-West Indies vs Bangladesh, 2007

West Indies batter Devon Smith who naturally wasn't as aggressive in batting as other T20 batters of West Indies scored a timid half-century against Bangladesh in the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup.

4. David Hussey (49 balls)- Australia vs England, 2010

Australians playing slow is something, not related to the kangaroos. However in the final of the 2010 T20 World Cup after early jolts from England Hussey Struggled but managed to add something to Australia's total. Hussey becomes the fourth player on our list to score the slowest fifty in the T20 World Cup.

5. Craig Ervine (48 balls)- Zimbabwe vs Scotland, 2022

Craig Ervine became the first Zimbabwean to score a slowest fifty in the T20 World Cup against Scotland in the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup in Australia. Zimbabwe did perform well in that World Cup getting through the qualifiers, they also upset Pakistan in their Group A game.