Pakistan Women captain Fatima Sana has rewritten the record books in women\u2019s T20I cricket, producing the quickest half-century in the format. In the third and final T20I against Zimbabwe in Karachi on Friday, Sana walked in at number 6 and reached fifty in only 15 balls\u2014an effort that instantly put her ahead of the previous fastest mark in women\u2019s T20Is.<\/p>\n
Before Sana\u2019s feat, the benchmark for the quickest fifty in women\u2019s T20 cricket had been shared by Sophie Devine of New Zealand, Phoebe Litchfield of Australia and India\u2019s Richa Ghosh. Each of them had taken 18 deliveries to get to a half-century. Sana\u2019s 15-ball knock not only created a new T20I record, but also moved her into a rare group at the fastest level across all women\u2019s T20 matches.<\/p>\n
With that innings, Sana became the joint-quickest fifty-maker across women\u2019s T20 cricket overall. The previous joint fastest were Marie Kelly and Laura Harris. Kelly struck her fifty for Warwickshire against Gloucestershire in England in 2022, while Harris achieved the same pace for Otago against Canterbury in New Zealand last year. Pakistan\u2019s earlier quickest fifty in women\u2019s cricket had belonged to Nida Dar, who struck a half-century off 20 balls against South Africa in 2019.<\/p>\n
Other notable fast half-centuries underline how unusual Sana\u2019s timing has been. Richa Ghosh had reached fifty off 18 balls versus the West Indies in 2024 at Navi Mumbai. Sophie Devine produced her half-century at the quickest tempo against India in Bengaluru 11 years ago, and in 2023 Phoebe Litchfield also accelerated to fifty against the West Indies in Sydney.<\/p>\n
While the record was the headline, Sana\u2019s impact went far beyond the milestone. Pakistan amassed a huge 223\/4, driven by her unbeaten 62 from just 19 balls. Ayesha Zafar contributed 45 off 28, and Sara Jabeen stayed rock-solid with 50 not out from 32 deliveries, ensuring the innings kept building momentum after the early overs.<\/p>\n
Sana joined Jabeen in the 17th over with 22 deliveries still left in the chase. She faced 19 of those balls and attacked from the start, striking the Zimbabwe bowlers in all directions. Her innings included 10 fours and two sixes, and she was relentless enough to turn the closing stage into a decisive advantage for Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe\u2019s bowling offered only limited resistance. Lindokuhle Mabhero and Beloved Biza were the main figures among the visiting attack, with Mabhero returning figures of 2\/36 and Biza finishing with 1\/35. For Zimbabwe, the chase never truly started, and the match quickly became lopsided.<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe lost three wickets within three overs, and apart from opener Kellies Ndlovu\u2014who scored 32 off 13 balls\u2014none of the batters managed to get going. The visitors were unable to reach the full allocation of 20 overs, collapsing to 90 in the 18th over, handing Pakistan a victory by 133 runs. The win also completed a series whitewash, with Pakistan winning 3-0.<\/p>\n
Pakistan\u2019s bowling maintained the dominance after the big total. Sadia Iqbal led the attack with figures of 3\/20, while Nashra Sandhu took two wickets and conceded only 21 runs in her four overs. With the bat delivering the defining moment, Sana then capped the night off further by contributing with the ball as well, taking a wicket to seal Pakistan\u2019s control throughout the contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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