Sunil Narine played only two dot balls before completing his fifty in 13 deliveries.
West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine on Wednesday (February 16) smashed the joint second-fastest half-century in T20 cricket. He scored 57 off just 16 deliveries in the second qualifier of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Narine, who was part of Comilla Victorians, reached his half-century in 13 balls. He achieved the feat while playing against Chattogram Challengers at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.
Opening the innings for Victorians, Narine played only two dots before completing his fifty (Dot, 6, 4, 4, 6, 6, 4, 6, Dot, 4, 6, 1, 6). In his knock, he hit a total of 5 fours and 6 sixes as the Victorians reached the target of 149 runs in just 12.5 overs.
Narine had a good opportunity to break the jointly held record of former India batter Yuvraj Singh, West Indies great Chris Gayle, and Afghanistan batter Hazratullah Zazai, who scored a 12-ball 50.
Here are the highlights of Narine's knock:
Earlier in the match, the Caribbean cricketer had given away only 24 runs in his four overs. He ended up winning the Player of the Match award for his performance.