Shimron Hetmyer Record: The Super-8 match of T20 World Cup 2026 between West Indies and Zimbabwe is being played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In this match, after losing the toss and batting first, West Indies has scored 254 runs for 6 wickets, which is the second highest total score in T20 World Cup history. West Indies’ explosive batsman Shimron Hetmyer has made a record in this match by scoring a half-century in just 19 balls.
Shimron Hetmyer broke his own big record
Shimron Hetmyer has now become the player to score the fastest half-century for West Indies in T20 World Cup history. In this matter he has broken his own record. He scored a half-century in 19 balls against Zimbabwe in Super-8. In the same T20 World Cup 2026, Hetmyer had scored fifty in 22 balls in the match against Scotland.
Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Gayle. Gayle had completed half-century in 23 balls against Australia in T20 World Cup 2009. Whereas Shay Hope had completed fifty in 26 balls against USA in T20 World Cup 2024. Gayle had scored half-centuries in just 26 balls against Australia in 2012.
Shimron Hetmyer storms to the fastest fifty by a West Indies batsman in the #T20WorldCup history🤯
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Shimron Hetmyer equaled Adam Markram
Shimron Hetmyer has equaled South African captain Adam Markram in scoring the fastest half-century in the T20 World Cup 2026. Markram had completed his half-century in 19 balls against New Zealand in this T20 World Cup. At the same time, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka also completed his fifty in 19 balls against Oman. India’s Ishan Kishan scored his half-century in 20 balls in the match against Namibia. In this match, Shimron Hetmyer played a stormy inning of 85 runs in just 34 balls. During this he hit 7 fours and 7 sixes.
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