Pakistan women’s cricket team captain Fatima Sana smashed the fastest T20I half-century during the third game of a three-match series against Zimbabwe at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday.
Sana reached her fifty in just 15 balls and was unbeaten on 62 off 19 deliveries as Pakistan posted a mammoth 223 for four in 20 overs. The host romped to a 133-run victory and won the T20I series 3-0 after having claimed the ODI series by an identical margin.
The record for the fastest women’s T20I was previously held by New Zealand’s Sophie Devine, who had notched up her fifty off 18 balls against India in Bengaluru in 2015.
Before Sana’s blitz on Friday, the quickest Pakistani woman to score a T20I fifty was Nida Dar, who had reached the milestone in 20 balls against South Africa in Benoni in 2019.
Fastest fifties in Women’s T20Is
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Fatima Sana (Pakistan) – 15 balls – vs Zimbabwe – 2026
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Sophie Devine (New Zealand) – 18 balls – vs India – 2015
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Phoebe Litchfield (Australia) – 18 balls – vs West Indies – 2023
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Richa Ghosh (India) – 18 balls – vs West Indies – 2024
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Nidar Dar (Pakistan) – 20 balls – vs South Africa – 2019
Published on May 16, 2026
