Last updated on October 22nd, 2025 at 01:35 pm
To the ODI World Cup Fastest Fifty, Brendan McCullum holds the record in terms of the balls faced.
The highest Test score batsman for New Zealand, makes his appearance four times(1st, 2nd, 5th & 8th), in the top 10 list.
Angelo Mathews has his name on the third spot while the fastest ODI World Cup 100 player Glenn Maxwell comes fourth, in respect of the ODI World Cup fastest fifty.
The highest ODI total in chase team player, Mark Boucher emerges twice on – sixth & tenth positions.
Kusal Perera & Dinesh Chandimal occupy the seventh & tenth place, in the category of the World Cup fastest fifty.
Six among these top 10, have come in the 2015 World Cup while three in the 2007 edition.
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Fastest Fifty In ODI World Cup : Top 10 List, Who Has Scored The ICC ODI World Cup Fastest Fifty ?
| No. | Player, | Balls(50) | Runs, | 6s. | 4s. | Posit. | Team | Versus | Winner, | Venue, | Year |
| 1 | B McCullum | 18 | 77(25) | 7 | 8 | 1 | NZ | ENG | NZ(8 Wkts) | Wellington | 2015 |
| 2 | B McCullum | 20 | 52*(21) | 5 | 1 | 7 | NZ | CAN | NZ(114 Runs) | Gros Islet | 2007 |
| 3 | A Mathews | 20 | 51(21) | 6 | 1 | 5 | SL | SCOT | SL(148 Runs) | Hobart | 2015 |
| 4 | G Maxwell | 21 | 88(39) | 7 | 6 | 4 | AUS | AFG | AUS (275 Runs) | Perth | 2015 |
| 5 | B McCullum | 21 | 50(24) | 3 | 7 | 1 | NZ | AUS | NZ(1 Wkt) | Auckland | 2015 |
| 6 | M Boucher | 21 | 75(31) | 4 | 9 | 5 | RSA | NED | RSA(221 Runs) | St. Kitts | 2007 |
| 7 | K Perera | 22 | 51(28) | 2 | 9 | 1 | SL | NZ | NZ(5 Wkts) | Bengaluru | 2023 |
| 8 | B McCullum | 22 | 59(26) | 4 | 8 | 1 | NZ | RSA | NZ(4 Wkts) | Auckland | 2015 |
| 9 | D Chandimal | 22 | 52(24) | 1 | 8 | 6 | SL | AUS | AUS(64 Runs) | Sydney | 2015 |
| 10 | M Boucher | 22 | 52(23) | 5 | 2 | 5 | RSA | WI | RSA(67 Runs) | St. George | 2007 |
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The Fastest Test Hundred Batsman Brendan McCullum 18 Balls ODI World Cup Fastest Fifty : New Zealand Vs England ODI World Cup 2015, 2nd Most Sixes In Test Cricket History , Most ODI Sixes Batsman For NZ Brendan Mccullum Stats
The former New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman, Brendan McCullum hit the ODI World Cup fastest fifty ever.
Doing so off just 18 balls, McCullum played a 25 balls 71 runs(7 sixes, 8 fours) innings versus England(Wellington), in 2015 World Cup.
This lead his team chase the 125 runs target in 12.2 overs.
The 2nd highest individual scorer in IPL, surpassed his own previous record of the World Cup Fastest fifty that came off 20 balls(at 7) against Canada( Gros Islet), in 2007 World Cup.
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3rd Most Runs In Test Cricket & 3rd Most Fifties In Test Cricket For Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews Stats : Sri Lanka Vs Scotland ICC ODI World Cup 2015 Twenty Balls Fifty
A 20 ball fifty by Angelo Mathews(at 5), came against Scotland( at Hobart), in the 2015 World Cup that included 6 sixes.
The team reached to a score of 363 which comprised the hundreds by – Tilakratne Dilshan & the 2nd most runs in ODI World Cup 2015 player Kumar Sangakkara. Sri Lanka won the match by 148 runs.
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The Fastest Century In ODI World Cup History Player Glenn Maxwell 4th In The ODI World Cup Fastest Fifty List : Australia Vs Afghanistan Match In ICC ODI World Cup 2015, 8th Biggest ODI Win By Runs
Glenn Maxwell’s 39 ball 88 runs against Afghanistan involved a 21 ball fifty(7 sixes), at Perth in 2015.
The Australian team had the score of 417/6 that included 178 runs by David Warner – the 7th highest score in World Cup history & managed a 275 runs victory.
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FAQs(Frequently Asked Questions)
Who has the fastest 50 in men’s cricket?
Dipendra Singh Airee, an all-rounder from Nepal team has the record of the fastest fifty in men’s cricket.
He hits a 10 balls fifty, 52 runs( 8 sixes ) against Mangolia, in the Asian Games Men’s T20I 2023.
Dipendra Singh breaks Yuvraj Singh’s record of the 12 balls fifty. Nepal beat Mongolia by 273 runs, scoring 314 runs in the first innings.