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England fastest Test 50: The English batter has continued his magnificent form to score a whirlwind half-century today.

During the fifth day of the third Test of the ongoing New Zealand’s tour of England in Leeds, England batter Jonny Bairstow’s 23rd Test half-century handed a massive advantage to his team.

Chasing a 296-run target, England needed 113 runs with eight wickets in hand on Day 5 before rain delayed the start of play by 150 minutes. Batter Ollie Pope (82) departing after scoring just a lone run on the final day did provide New Zealand with an early breakthrough but less did they know that an early dismissal would backfire them eventually.

An in-form Bairstow replacing Pope in the middle resulted in fans watching the second-fastest Test half-century by an English batter. Making the most of his recent form, Bairstow hit boundaries from the word go to receive appreciation from former England captain Michael Vaughan.

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Bairstow, who hit boundaries off Trent Boult and Tim Southee, welcomed all-rounder Michael Bracewell into the attack with another boundary. The carnage continued at Headingley on Day 5 as Bairstow hit a boundary almost every over.

In what will go down as Bairstow’s first half-century of 2022, it is his 17th at home, eighth at No.5  and second against the Black Caps.

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England redefining how TEST cricket is played. Attractive and enjoyable . Great to watch . #BazBall

It’s going to be a superb test match between India and England ❤️

— DK (@DineshKarthik) June 27, 2022

It was on the first delivery of the 50th over that Bairstow hit Southee for a boundary to bring up a 30-ball half-century. The 32-year old player ended up scoring 71* (44) at a strike rate of 161.36 including a winning six off Bracewell to power England to a victory in just over 15 overs on Monday.

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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