In the world of cricket, every player dreams of performing brilliantly in the debut match. If a player scores a half-century in his very first ODI match, he feels that his career will progress, but there are many such examples where players performed brilliantly in their debut match, but they never got a chance to play another match. Despite one of his best innings, he was not included in the team again, and he got lost in the world of anonymity. Let us know about 5 such unfortunate batsmen, who scored a fifty in their ODI debut, but after that their international career came to a halt.

5 batsmen who scored fifty in ODI debut

1. Kim Barnett – 84 runs

England batsman Kim Barnett holds the record for playing the biggest innings among batsmen playing an ODI match. Barnett played a brilliant inning of 84 runs against Sri Lanka in 1988. He did not hit a single boundary in this innings. He also became the player of the match in this match. However, he never played ODI cricket again.

2. Ben Fox – 61 runs

The name of England wicketkeeper batsman Ben Fox is also included in this list. Although Fox has played 25 Test matches for England, his ODI career was limited to only one match. Fox played an unbeaten inning of 61 runs in his only ODI match against Ireland in 2019.

3. Zubair Hamza – 56 runs

South African batsman Zubair Hamza is also the only player to play ODI match. In the year 2021, Hamza played an excellent inning of 56 runs in his debut ODI match. Hamza had failed the doping test in 2021, after which he was banned. But he has now returned to cricket. After his return, he also played a test match for South Africa.

4. Faiz Fazal- 55 runs

Indian batsman Faiz Fazal has also played only one ODI match. Fazal made his debut against Zimbabwe in 2016, in which he played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs. This proved to be the last match of Faiz’s career and he has now retired from cricket.

5. Ashley Woodcock- 53 runs

Australian batsman Ashley Woodcock’s name is also included in this list. Woodcock played his first and last ODI match against New Zealand in Christchurch in 1974, in which he scored an inning of 53 runs.