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Slowest fify in ODI: The record of scoring the slowest half -century in ODI cricket was made 22 years ago. When a player took 148 balls to complete the half -century. The player played this innings when his team was chasing the target of 255 runs. The batsman scored 53 runs in a total of 155 balls. Due to this innings, the hope of winning that player’s team was rekindled.
This batsman played 53 runs in 155 balls
The record of scoring the slowest half -century in the history of ODI cricket is in the name of Canadian batsman Ishwar Maraj. Maraj played this innings during the ODI World Cup in 2003. The Canadian team had a target of 255 runs from South Africa. The Canadian team was very bad. The team lost three wickets for just 28 runs.
South Africa’s bowling attack was a deadly bowler like Shaun Poloch, Makhaya Antini and Alan Donald. Seeing this, Maraj started his innings slow. Gradually, victory from Canada became far away. But Maraj stayed at one end, perhaps he did not even expect that he would make an unwanted record in this innings, which will remain his name for years.
Prior to this match, Maraj scored just 45 runs in four matches. Maraj wanted him to play a good innings for the team. But Maraj played the slowest innings of history for the team. Maraj played 148 balls to score a half -century. Maraj got not one or two, but four opportunities in this innings. Maraj scored just 53 runs in this innings by playing 155 balls. Maraj’s strike rate was just 34.19.
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