Fastest 50 in cricket history: Chris Gayle smashes 12-ball half-century to equal own fastest half-century record

Chris Gayle smashes 12-ball half-century: The Universe Boss was in no mood to spare the opposition bowlers at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

During a Super League match of the ongoing fourth season of the T10 League between Team Abu Dhabi and Maratha Arabians in Abu Dhabi, veteran Team Abu Dhabi opening batsman Chris Gayle smashed a 12-ball blistering half-century to equal his own record of the fastest half-century.

It is worth mentioning that former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and Gayle hold the record for the fastest half-century as both the left-handed batsmen had achieved the feat in 12 balls. While Yuvraj had played the innings of a lifetime during the ICC World Twenty20 2007, Gayle’s swashbuckling knock had come during a Big Bash League match in 2016.

Opening the batting with Paul Stirling (11), Gayle made an absolute mess of a 98-run target by sealing the chase in only the sixth over. Having hit a boundary off Yamin Ahmadzai on the third delivery that he faced, Gayle didn’t play a dot ball for the rest of his innings scoring 84* (22) with the help of six fours and nine sixes.

Facing comparatively inexperienced and lesser known bowlers, the 41-year old player put on display a quintessential carnage at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

Gayle, who hit five fours and six sixes on the trot to register a 12-ball half-century, eventually ran a single in the fourth over to bring in some change. Having ran four runs in the fifth over, the southpaw hit a slog over deep mid-wicket off Muktar Ali to win the match in the sixth over.

Chris Gayle smashes 12-ball half-century

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