2017 Records: Most T20I fifties by a batsman in 2017
Dec 26, 2017 at 7:35 PM
We are almost approaching the end of this year, and like all the years, 2017 was a memorable one for several cricketers who produced some brilliant performances over the course of this calendar year to win recognition for their country. Notably, Indian cricketers were among top-class scoring tons of runs for their nation.
With the invent of T20 cricket, batsmen have started hitting the balls right from the first over leaving them with opportunities of scoring big runs. This year also saw cricketers scoring runs on a consistent basis in the shortest format; however, the list of batsmen scoring most fifties in T20I is headed by South Africa’s Hashim Amla with three fifty-plus scores in six innings. Amla has been prolific for South Africa in the top-order scoring the bulk of runs, while Afghanistan’s hard-hitting wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Shahzad occupies the second spot with three half-centuries from seven matches. Shahzad is an exciting batsman to watch as he has the capability of playing all the shots.
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The list also features some exciting, hard-hitting batsmen in the form of Moises Henriques, Kushal Perera, and Gary Wilson scoring for their respective countries on a regular basis.
South Africa’s AB De Villiers found himself on the seventh spot with two half-centuries from seven matches he has represented for the Proteas. De Villiers has entertained everybody over the years with his delightful stroke making capability and is highly regarded all over the world in the limited overs game.
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The last two spots are occupied by West Indies exciting left-handed opener Evin Lewis and Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad with the equal number of the fifties. Both the batsmen are exciting to watch and can win matches for their countries on the respective days.
Here is the list of batsmen with most T20Is fifties in 2017:
BATSMEN | COUNTRY | MATCHES | INNINGS | 50s |
Hashim Amla | South Africa | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Mohammad Shahzad | Afghanistan | 7 | 7 | 3 |
KL Rahul | India | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Moises Henriques | Australia | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Kushal Perera | Sri Lanka | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Gary Wilson | Ireland | 7 | 7 | 2 |
AB De Villiers | South Africa | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Evin Lewis | West Indies | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Ahmed Shehzad | Pakistan | 9 | 9 | 2 |
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