Shimron Hetmyer: Shimron Hetmyer scored the fastest half-century, broke the stormy record in 16 days

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|23-02-2026

Shimron Hetmyer: Shimron Hetmyer scored the fastest half-century, broke the stormy record in 16 days

Zimbabwe vs West Indies: West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer is seen in a different style in the T20 World Cup. This left-handed batsman scored a half-century in just 19 balls against Zimbabwe in the Super 8 match. This half-century of Hetmyer is a record-breaking innings.

He has become the player to score the fastest half-century for West Indies in the T20 World Cup. The amazing thing is that Hetmyer has broken his own record.

Hetmyer broke the record in just 16 balls

Shimron Hetmyer scored a half-century in 22 balls against Scotland in the first match of this T20 World Cup. This was the fastest half-century for West Indies in the T20 World Cup, but after just 16 days, Hetmyer broke this record. Hetmyer played an unmatched inning of 85 runs in 34 balls. 7 sixes and 7 fours came from his bat.

Hetmyer attacked Zimbabwe as soon as he arrived

Shimron Hetmyer stepped on the crease in the third over.

Brandon King was out after scoring just 9 runs and after this Shimron Hetmyer made his intentions clear by hitting a four on the first ball. Whenever Hetmyer got a chance, he left no stone unturned in flying the ball in the air. This player hit three consecutive fours in the 5th over and in the 7th and 8th overs together, this player hit three sixes on three consecutive balls. Hetmyer completed his half-century by hitting a six. This player had hit five sixes during his half-century itself. However, this player could not break the record of Chris Gayle's fastest century.

However, Shimron Hetmyer also got a lease of life on his personal score of 9 runs. Zimbabwean player Musikiwa took an easy catch of Blessing Muzarabani and after this Hetmyer thrashed the Zimbabwean bowlers.

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However, Shimron Hetmyer also got a lease of life on his personal score of 9 runs. Zimbabwean player Musikiwa took an easy catch of Blessing Muzarabani and after this Hetmyer thrashed the Zimbabwean bowlers.