Fastest fifties in ODI World Cup 2023: Kusal Perera smashes 22-ball half-century in NZ vs SL match

Opener Kusal Perera smashed the quickest half-century of the continuing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 throughout Sri Lanka’s match towards New Zealand on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.

The left-hander reached his fifty off 22 balls and in addition scored the joint-second quickest half-century by a Sri Lankan in World Cup historical past. Angelow Mathews’ 20-ball fifty towards Scotland in 2015 is the quickest by a Sri Lankan. Dinesh Chandimal is the opposite Sri Lankan to attain a 22-ball World Cup fifty.

Perera was ultimately dismissed by Lockie Ferguson for a 28-ball 51, which included 9 fours and two sixes.

Before Perera’s knock on Thursday, Australia’s Travis Head and Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis held the document for the quickest fifties within the ongoing event. They scored their fifties off 25 balls towards New Zealand and South Africa, respectively.

Fastest fifties in ODI World Cup 2023

• 22 balls – Kusal Perera (SL) vs New Zealand, Bengaluru
• 25 balls -Travis Head (AUS) vs New Zealand, Dharamsala
• 25 balls – Kusal Mendis (SL) vs South Africa, Delhi

Fastest fifties in all ODI World Cups

• 18 balls – Brendon McCullum (NZ) vs England, Wellington (2015)
• 20 balls – Brendon McCullum (NZ) vs Canada, Gros Islet (2007)
• 20 balls – Angelo Mathews (SL) vs Scotland, Hobart (2015)