Top 5 fastest fifties in Women's T20 World Cup history — Can anyone beat these records in 2026?

The fastest fifty of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is jointly held by New Zealand’s Sophie Devine, Australia’s Alyssa Healy, and England’s Alice Capsey, as each of them reached the milestone in 21 deliveries, heading into the 2026 edition of the tournament, which begins on June 12 between England and Sri Lanka at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Overall, Pakistan’s captain, Fatima Sana, holds the record of the fastest T20I fifty in women’s cricket. That happened just a couple of months ago when they faced Zimbabwe at the National Stadium in Karachi. Fatima, who celebrated her half-century off just 15 balls, remained unbeaten on 62 runs off 18 deliveries at a strike rate of 326.31.

In the Women’s T20 World Cup history, the White Ferns’ batter, Suzie Bates, has enjoyed the most (08) half-centuries, followed by Alyssa Healy and Nat Sciver-Brunt’s seven half-centuries. Both Beth Mooney and Stafanie Taylor have six fifties in the list. 

In T20 cricket, the impact can be massive due to these records. It tells the whole story, besides reflecting on the raw power and the ability of a player to dismantle any attack.

With every country playing its own franchise tournament, the players have developed their skills and abilities. The batters have gained experience, rubbing shoulders with each other, and have gotten better. That means more such records can be broken in the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup.

Five blistering half-centuries that left the cricketing world speechless in the Women's T20 World Cups

Here is the list of the five blistering half-centuries of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cups that left the cricketing world speechless-

#1 Sophie Devine (New Zealand) in 21 balls vs Ireland (2018)-

It was the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 clash between New Zealand and Ireland at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. A tremendous bowling performance, led by Leigh Kasperek’s figures of 3/19 and four wickets from Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu, restricted the Laura Delany-led side to 79/9 in their allotted 20 overs.

It was a great chance for the Kiwis to complete the chase in a small period and boost their net run rate. Sophie Devine smashed a fine knock of 51 runs off 22 balls with the help of seven boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 231.82 to shoulder them over the line by eight wickets in just 7.3 overs.

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Devine never tried to get away from her aggressive approach and celebrated the milestone.

Brief Scores- NZW 81/2 (Sophie Devine 51, Laura Delany 1/9) beat IREW 79/9 (Gaby Lewis 39, Leigh Kasperek 3/19) by 8-wickets.

#2 Alyssa Healy (Australia) in 21 balls vs Ireland (2018)-

It was another game from the ICC T20 World Cup 2018 from the Providence Stadium between Australia and Ireland. The latter again couldn’t impress much in the batting department, getting restricted to 93/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Only four of their batters made it into the double figures as Ellyse Perry ended up with 2/12 in four overs.

Australia saw it as a great chance to complete the victory quickly to strengthen their net run rate. Even though Mooney and Perry struggled to put bat on the ball, their wicket-keeper opener, Alyssa Healy, seemed to be batting on a different track. 

The right-handed batter picked the fuller ball from Kim Garth and slammed it into the night sky as the ball sailed over the long-on for a six to see Healy reach her fifty in just 18 balls. Australia gained the victory by nine wickets with 65 balls to spare.

Brief Scores- AUSW 94/1 (Alyssa Healy 56*, Kim Garth 1/17) beat IREW (Kim Garth 24*, Ellyse Perry 2/12) by 9-wickets.

#3 Alice Capsey (England) in 21 balls vs Ireland (2018)-

Ireland seem to be everyone’s favorite opponent for scoring the fastest half-centuries in the Women’s T20 World Cups. The joint top three of the list go against this opposition, and Alice Capsey from England is the third in the table.

It was the T20 World Cup 2023 clash between England and Ireland at the Boland Park in Paarl. Under the leadership of Delany, her side got rolled over for 105 runs in 18.2 overs. Gaby Lewis got 36 runs at the opening position, but their top order struggled to make a solid contribution.

Sophie Ecclestone ended up with 3/13 in four overs, including a maiden, along with Sarah Glenn’s fine bowling of 3/19 in four overs. England, just like the other two sides, had the golden chance to get over the finishing line thanks to a quick-fire chase.

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The Heather Knight-led side continued to lose wickets from one end. However, England's number three, Alice Capsey, showed power to celebrate a fifty off just 21 balls and ended up with 51 runs at a strike rate of 231.82, thanks to 10 boundaries and one six. 

Brief Scores- ENGW 107/ 6 (Alice Capsey 51, Cara Murray 3/15) beat IREW 105 (Gaby Lewis 36, Sophie Ecclestone 3/13, Sarah Glenn 3/19) by 4-wickets.

#4 Deandra Dottin (West Indies) in 22 balls vs Australia (2023)-

It was the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2009 encounter between Australia and the West Indies at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton. The latter got restricted to 135 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Their opening batter, Deandra Dottin, smashed her fifty off 22 balls and ended up with 53 runs in 25 balls at a strike rate of 212, thanks to nine boundaries and one six. 

Cordel Jack was the second-highest individual scorer in the line-up with 24 runs. Apart from that, most of the batters struggled on the surface as Sarah Andrews and Lisa Sthalekar combined to pick up four wickets.

Australia, however, earned the victory by eight wickets with 16 balls to spare. Shelley Nitschke clubbed 56 runs off 38 balls at a strike rate of 147.37, thanks to nine boundaries and one six, to offer them the platform before the unbeaten 53-run stand for the third wicket completed the chase by eight wickets.

Brief Scores- AUSW 136/2 (Shelley Nitschke 56, Cordel Jack 1/29) beat WIW 135/8 (Deandra Dottin 53, Sarah Andrews 2/19) by 8-wickets.

#5 Hayley Matthews (West Indies)- 25 balls vs Sri Lanka (2018)-

It was another clash from the Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 season, featuring four of the top five fastest fifties in the list. The game took place between West Indies and Sri Lanka at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia.

Opening the batting, Hayley Matthews nailed 62 runs off 36 balls at a strike rate of 172.22, thanks to eight boundaries and a couple of sixes. Out of this, her half-century came off just 25 balls, making it the third fastest half-century of the event’s history.

Their captain, S Taylor, also played a fine knock of 41 runs off 25 balls at a strike rate of 164 with the help of four boundaries and a couple of sixes to shoulder the side to 187/5 in their allotted 20 overs.

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Sri Lanka got bundled out for just 104 runs in 17.4 overs as their captain and opener, Chamari Athapaththu, blasted 44 runs in 35 balls. But she didn’t get help from other batters, with Matthews showing her skills with the ball to end up with 3/16 in three overs.

Brief Scores- WIW 187/5 (Hayley Matthews 62, Deandra Dottin 49, O Ranasinghe 1/21) beat SLW 104 (Chamari Athapaththu 44, H Matthews 3/16) by 83 runs.

Top 5 fastest fifties in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup-

Which Players can break the fastest fifty’s record in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

In the upcoming edition of the tournament, India’s Shafali Verma can break the record of the fastest fifty in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. She has the power and all the shots in the book to play an aggressive knock around the park. Matthews will also have the chance to climb up the ladder in the 2026 season.

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The England captain, Nat Scriver-Brunt, who celebrated her fifty in 29 balls during the 2023 season, will also keep an eye on the landmark, while Danni Wyatt-Hodge can also break the milestone in their home World Cup.

West Indies’ Dean Dottin is part of the top 10 twice with fifties in 22 and 26 balls during the Women’s T20 World Cup. Batting in the shortest format has changed over the years, and it will grow and become more exciting in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026.