World Record: Misbah ul Haq Scores The fastest Test Fifty in History

Pakistan skipper scores the fastest fifty in Test cricket when he completed his half century in 21 balls in the second test match against Australia at Abu Dhabi. He overtook Jacques Kallis who took 24 balls to reach his fifty against Zimbabwe in 2004-05. Misbah scored 4 sixes and 4 fours in his knock and put Pakistan on the brink on victory.

S.No	Batsman	Opposition	Balls	Venue	Year
1	Misbah-ul-Haq	Australia	21	Abu Dhabi	2014
2	Jacques Kallis	Zimbabwe	24	Cape Town	2004-05
3	Shane Shillingford	New Zealand	25	Kingston	2014
4	Shahid Afridi	India	26	Bangalore	2004-05
5	Mohammad Ashraful	India	26	Mirpur	2007

His 24 minute fifty overtook Bangladesh’s Mohammad Ashraful in the list of fastest Test fifty in terms of minutes spent at the crease. He overtook Ashraful’s 28 minute fifty against India in 2007. Here is the list 

S.No	Batsman	Opposition	Minutes	Venue	Year
1	Misbah-ul-Haq	Australia	24	Abu Dhabi	2014
2	Mohammad Ashraful	India	28	Mirpur	2007
3	Jack Brown	Australia	29	Melbourne	1894-95
4	Salim Durani	England	30	Kanpur	1963-64
5	Foffie Williams	England	30	Barbados	1947-48

 

*Stats updated till 2 November 2014