T20 World Cup 2026: Shimron Hetmyer Breaks His Own Record with 19-Ball Fifty vs Zimbabwe in Mumbai

Shimron Hetmyer is on fire for the West Indies against Zimbabwe in their Super 8 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Playing at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the 29-year-old left-handed batsman from Guyana marked a remarkable half-century in just 19 balls for the Men in Maroon. He achieved the feat in style, hitting a six off Sikandar Raza on the fifth delivery of the eighth over of the innings.

Hetmyer’s 19-ball half-century in Mumbai has seen him surpass his own record for the fastest fifty by a West Indies batter in an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match.

In the West Indies’ opening Group C game of the T20 World Cup 2026, Hetmyer had earlier smashed a 22-ball half-century against Scotland in Kolkata on February 7.

That six off the fifth ball of the eighth over was Hetmyer’s fifth six of the match. Along with these five sixes, he has also hit four fours, thus maintaining a quick pace on the scoreboard.

He scored an impressive 37-run partnership in just 19 balls for the second wicket with Shai Hope (14 off 12). Later, by the end of the 14th over, Hetmyer scored an astonishing 115 runs in just 49 balls for the third wicket with Rovman Powell (49 off 28).

Meanwhile, the record for the fastest half-century in T20 World Cup history is held by India’s Yuvraj Singh. In the 2007 T20 World Cup match against England in Durban on September 19, Yuvraj Singh scored his fifty in just 12 balls.

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Top Fastest Fifties in T20 World Cup Cricket

In the list of players who have scored the fastest fifties in the history of the T20 World Cup, Yuvraj is followed by Netherlands batsman Stephan Myburgh and Australian Marcus Stoinis. Myburgh and Stoinis both scored their half-century in 17 balls, thus being ranked second.