Shivam Dube Hits Third Fastest Fifty For India In T20Is: The fourth match of the ongoing 5-match T20 series between India and New Zealand took place last night i.e. on 28 January. This match was played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. In this match, a stormy show of Team India’s all-rounder Shivam Dubey was seen. The Indian team was in trouble when Dubey came to bat at number six. At that time the team’s score was 63 runs for 4 wickets and the 9th over was going on. After this, Shivam Dubey batted in a explosive style and scored a half-century in just 15 balls. Facing a total of 23 balls during his innings, he played an explosive inning of 65 runs with the help of 3 fours and 7 sixes.

Shivam Dubey scored 28 runs in one over of Ish Sodhi.

As soon as he entered the field, Shivam Dubey was seen in his familiar style. He hit a six on his very first ball of the match. After this his explosive style was seen. Shivam was playing after 11th over scoring 12 runs on 6 balls and Ish Sodhi came to bowl in the 12th over. Sodhi scored 29 runs in this over, out of which 28 runs came from Dubey’s bat. During this, Shivan hit three sixes and two fours.

Shivam Dubey scored the third fastest half-century for India

The record of scoring the fastest half-century for India in T20 International cricket is held in the name of veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. He completed 50 runs in 12 balls against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Abhishek Sharma had scored the second fastest half-century in 14 balls in the last match against New Zealand. Now Shivam Dubey’s name has also come at number three in this list.

Fastest half century for India in T20 International

12 balls- Yuvraj Singh vs England, Durban (2007)

14 balls- Abhishek Sharma vs New Zealand, Guwahati (2026)

15 balls- Shivam Dubey vs New Zealand, Visakhapatnam (2026)

16 balls- Hardik Pandya vs South Africa, Ahmedabad (2025)

17 balls- Abhishek Sharma vs England, Mumbai (2025)