ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Hetmyer’s storm, historical record of fastest half-century for West Indies

Caribbean batsman Shimron Hetmyer created history in the match being played between West Indies and Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup 2026. In this match being played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Hetmyer batted brilliantly and scored a half-century in just 19 balls and took the record of scoring the fastest fifty for West Indies in the T20 World Cup.

The beginning of the match was nothing special for West Indies. Opener Brendan King was out cheaply and returned to the pavilion after scoring just 9 runs in 12 balls. After this, captain Shai Hope also could not last long and was out after scoring 14 runs in 12 balls. After the initial setbacks, the team seemed to be under pressure, but Shimron Hetmyer, who came on the field, changed the course of the match.

As soon as Hetmyer arrived, he adopted an aggressive style and continuously attacked the Zimbabwean bowlers. Rain of fours and sixes was seen from his bat. Batting aggressively, he completed his half-century in just 19 balls, which is the fastest half-century for West Indies in T20 World Cup history. The special thing is that Hetmyer also broke his own previous record in this World Cup. Earlier, he had scored fifty in 22 balls against Scotland.

Zimbabwe’s bowling attack looked completely helpless in front of this explosive innings of Hetmyer. His excellent form continues in the tournament. In the four matches played so far, he has scored 145 runs while batting at a strike rate of 159, which shows his consistency and aggression.

Talking about the team combination, West Indies made one change in their playing eleven for this match. Roston Chase was dropped and Romario Shepherd was included in his place, who gives strength to the team with both bat and ball. At the same time, Zimbabwe team also came with one change and Richard Ngarwa was given a chance in the team in place of Masakadza.

Overall, this innings of Hetmyer not only got recorded in the record books, but it once again proved that he is one of the most dangerous batsmen in the T20 format. His historic innings gave new energy to the West Indies innings and laid a strong foundation for the team’s comeback in the match.