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title: "Who scored the fastest 50 in one day international ?"  
description: "Who scored the fastest 50 in one day international ?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-08-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48308/who-scored-the-fastest-50-in-one-day-international  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["cricket"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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#  Who scored the fastest 50 in one day international ?

Who [scored the fastest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48220/who-has-scored-the-fastest-test-hundred-in-terms-of-balls-received) 50 in one day international ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

Ab de Villiers is the only player to score the 50 runs in minimum numbers of ball i.e. in 16 balls in One Day International match. On January 18, 2015, he scored the [fastest](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4819/10-fastest-animals-in-the-world) 50 against the team [West Indies](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48268/who-was-the-first-indian-to-score-a-double-century-against-the-west-indies) at the venue Johannesburg, [South Africa](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38635/name-the-south-african-cricketer-who-became-the-fastest-cricketer-to-make-10-odi-centuries-in-55-innings-breaking-the-record-of-virat-kohli-80-innings-of-india).

![Who scored the fastest 50 in one day international ?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/c4a20e73-4d40-45a8-8672-ceb1dd1dc5e7/images/7e2cc376-7679-4478-9247-022e370bd46b.jpeg)\
His full name is ‘Abraham Benjamin de Villiers’ and on May 23, 2018, he announced his retirement from the International Cricket Career from all the formats. His role in the team was Wicket-Keeper cum Right Handed Batsman, as well as he leads the team as a Captain. His nickname was Mr. 360 and Super Man. AB de Villiers not only holds the record of fastest 50 in One Day International Cricket but also fastest 100 and 150 in One Day International, Fastest Test Century by a South African Player and fastest 50 runs in [T20 International](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38803/martin-guptill-and-kane-williamson-who-set-the-highest-t20-international-partnership-of-171-runs-belongs-to-which-country) by a [South African](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38806/name-the-english-all-rounder-who-scored-the-second-fastest-test-double-hundred-in-163-balls-during-the-2nd-test-match-against-south-africa) Batsman. He is been known as ‘One of the Most Innovative Batsmen’ in the Modern Games. \


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