Fastest Fifty in ODI World Cup History: Many cricketers will score their fastest fifty in World Cup while they play the game in a motive to boost the team’s score.
It might not be a batter’s goal to score the fastest half-century but the player will hit hard in a motive to push the team’s score to a greater extent. During this process, the batter might score their fastest half century.
In this section, we have listed the full list of players with the Fastest Fifty in ODI World Cup History along with match details.
Fastest Fifty in ODI World Cup History
Fastest Fifty in ODI World Cup History: New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum holds the fastest fifty in World Cup by reaching the 50 runs mark in just 18 deliveries. McCullum achieved this record during New Zealand’s game against England in the 2015 ODI World Cup.
Check out the Fastest Fifty in ODI World Cup History below:
| Balls | Player | Match | Venue | Year |
| 18 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v England | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 2014/15 |
| 20 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v Canada | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | 2006/07 |
| 20 | AD Mathews | Sri Lanka v Scotland | Blundstone Arena, Hobart | 2014/15 |
| 21 | MV Boucher | South Africa v Netherlands | Warner Park, Basseterre | 2006/07 |
| 21 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v Australia | Eden Park, Auckland | 2014/15 |
| 21 | GJ Maxwell | Australia v Afghanistan | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 2014/15 |
| 22 | MV Boucher | South Africa v West Indies | Queen’s Park (New), St George’s | 2006/07 |
| 22 | LD Chandimal | Sri Lanka v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 22 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v South Africa | Eden Park, Auckland | 2014/15 |
| 23 | BC Lara | West Indies v Canada | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2002/03 |
| 23 | JM Davison | Canada v New Zealand | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | 2006/07 |
| 23 | KA Pollard | West Indies v Netherlands | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2010/11 |
| 24 | WW Hinds | West Indies v Canada | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2002/03 |
| 24 | KJ O’Brien | Ireland v United Arab Emirates | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | 2014/15 |
| 25 | AM Blignaut | Zimbabwe v Australia | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 2002/03 |
| 25 | JM Davison | Canada v New Zealand | Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni | 2002/03 |
| 25 | PR Stirling | Ireland v Netherlands | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2010/11 |
| 25 | AT Carey | Australia v India | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2019 |
| 25 | SO Hetmyer | West Indies v Bangladesh | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 2019 |
| 25 | BKG Mendis | Sri Lanka v South Africa | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2023/24 |
| 26 | SR Tendulkar | India v Bermuda | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain | 2006/07 |
| 26 | GJ Maxwell | Australia v Sri Lanka | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 26 | CH Gayle | West Indies v New Zealand | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 2014/15 |
| 27 | RR Rossouw | South Africa v Ireland | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 2014/15 |
| 28 | TM Moody | Australia v Bangladesh | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 1999 |
| 28 | SR Watson | Australia v New Zealand | Queen’s Park (New), St George’s | 2006/07 |
| 28 | F Behardien | South Africa v United Arab Emirates | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 2014/15 |
| 29 | A Ranatunga | Sri Lanka v Kenya | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | 1995/96 |
| 29 | CH Gayle | West Indies v England | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2006/07 |
| 30 | MD Crowe | New Zealand v Zimbabwe | McLean Park, Napier | 1991/92 |
| 30 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 1995/96 |
| 30 | RL Powell | West Indies v Bangladesh | Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni | 2002/03 |
| 30 | G Kirsten | South Africa v Bangladesh | Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein | 2002/03 |
| 30 | JM Davison | Canada v West Indies | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2002/03 |
| 30 | KJ O’Brien | Ireland v England | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2010/11 |
| 30 | GJ Maxwell | Australia v England | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2014/15 |
| 30 | AB de Villiers | South Africa v West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 30 | SR Watson | Australia v Sri Lanka | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 30 | FA Allen | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Emirates Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 2019 |
| 30 | RG Sharma | India v Afghanistan | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2023/24 |
| 31 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Pakistan v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1991/92 |
| 31 | DS Lehmann | Australia v Namibia | North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom | 2002/03 |
| 31 | RR Rossouw | South Africa v West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 32 | AJ Stewart | England v Sri Lanka | Eastern Oval, Ballarat | 1991/92 |
| 32 | ME Waugh | Australia v Zimbabwe | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1991/92 |
| 32 | PA de Silva | Sri Lanka v India | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | 1995/96 |
| 32 | AM Blignaut | Zimbabwe v Netherlands | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 2002/03 |
| 32 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v Netherlands | Warner Park, Basseterre | 2006/07 |
| 32 | AB de Villiers | South Africa v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 2014/15 |
| 32 | Saud Shakil | Pakistan v Netherlands | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | 2023/24 |
| 33 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v Pakistan | Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood | 1999 |
| 33 | MP Vaughan | England v West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2006/07 |
| 33 | SR Tendulkar | India v South Africa | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 2010/11 |
| 33 | CH Gayle | West Indies v Pakistan | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2019 |
| 33 | JC Buttler | England v Bangladesh | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 2019 |
| 33 | MDKJ Perera | Sri Lanka v Australia | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2019 |
| 34 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v Bangladesh | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 1999 |
| 34 | GC Smith | South Africa v England | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2006/07 |
| 34 | AJ Strauss | England v Netherlands | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 2010/11 |
| 34 | J Charles | West Indies v United Arab Emirates | McLean Park, Napier | 2014/15 |
| 34 | JC Buttler | England v Pakistan | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2019 |
| 34 | RG Sharma | India v Pakistan | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2019 |
| 34 | AK Markram | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 2023/24 |
| 35 | Yuvraj Singh | India v Bermuda | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain | 2006/07 |
| 35 | HH Gibbs | South Africa v West Indies | Queen’s Park (New), St George’s | 2006/07 |
| 35 | KA Pollard | West Indies v Ireland | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 2010/11 |
| 35 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2014/15 |
| 36 | CL Cairns | New Zealand v Netherlands | Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara | 1995/96 |
| 36 | WJ Cronje | South Africa v New Zealand | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 1995/96 |
| 36 | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v India | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 1995/96 |
| 36 | JH Kallis | South Africa v New Zealand | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1999 |
| 36 | GC Smith | South Africa v Scotland | Warner Park, Basseterre | 2006/07 |
| 36 | LRPL Taylor | New Zealand v Canada | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2010/11 |
| 36 | CJ Anderson | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2014/15 |
| 36 | EJG Morgan | England v Afghanistan | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2019 |
| 36 | DP Conway | New Zealand v England | Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | 2023/24 |
| 36 | R Ravindra | New Zealand v England | Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | 2023/24 |
| 37 | SR Tendulkar | India v Pakistan | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 2002/03 |
| 37 | SB Styris | New Zealand v Canada | Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni | 2002/03 |
| 37 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v Kenya | Kingsmead, Durban | 2002/03 |
| 37 | CD McMillan | New Zealand v Kenya | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | 2006/07 |
| 37 | ML Hayden | Australia v South Africa | Warner Park, Basseterre | 2006/07 |
| 37 | MN Samuels | West Indies v England | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2006/07 |
| 37 | H Patel | Canada v Australia | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2010/11 |
| 37 | Shaiman Anwar | United Arab Emirates v Zimbabwe | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 2014/15 |
| 37 | CR Ervine | Zimbabwe v West Indies | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 2014/15 |
| 37 | Mohammad Saifuddin | Bangladesh v India | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2019 |
| 38 | AB de Villiers | South Africa v India | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 2010/11 |
| 38 | BB McCullum | New Zealand v Canada | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 2010/11 |
| 38 | NJ O’Brien | Ireland v West Indies | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 2014/15 |
| 38 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh v Scotland | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 2014/15 |
| 38 | BRM Taylor | Zimbabwe v Ireland | Blundstone Arena, Hobart | 2014/15 |
| 38 | JJ Roy | England v Bangladesh | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 2019 |
| 38 | Haris Sohail | Pakistan v South Africa | Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood | 2019 |
| 38 | BA Stokes | England v India | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2019 |
| 38 | MDKJ Perera | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Emirates Riverside, Chester-le-Street | 2019 |
| 38 | Liton Das | Bangladesh v England | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 2023/24 |
| 39 | SR Waugh | Australia v Zimbabwe | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 1991/92 |
| 39 | BJ Haddin | Australia v New Zealand | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 2010/11 |
| 39 | BRM Taylor | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka | Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele | 2010/11 |
| 39 | EC Joyce | Ireland v West Indies | Saxton Oval, Nelson | 2014/15 |
| 39 | MM Ali | England v Scotland | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 2014/15 |
| 39 | SC Williams | Zimbabwe v West Indies | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 2014/15 |
| 39 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan v United Arab Emirates | McLean Park, Napier | 2014/15 |
| 39 | Q de Kock | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 2014/15 |
| 39 | MJ Guptill | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 2019 |
| 39 | Mohammad Hafeez | Pakistan v England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2019 |
| 39 | C de Grandhomme | New Zealand v South Africa | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2019 |
| 39 | RA Jadeja | India v New Zealand | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2019 |
| 39 | DJ Malan | England v Bangladesh | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 2023/24 |
| 40 | LK Germon | New Zealand v Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras | 1995/96 |
| 40 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v India | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | 2002/03 |
| 40 | AC Gilchrist | Australia v Bangladesh | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | 2006/07 |
| 40 | DPMD Jayawardene | Sri Lanka v Canada | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 2010/11 |
| 40 | Umar Akmal | Pakistan v Kenya | Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota | 2010/11 |
| 40 | KP Pietersen | England v Ireland | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2010/11 |
| 40 | MEK Hussey | Australia v Kenya | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2010/11 |
| 40 | SK Raina | India v Pakistan | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2014/15 |
| 40 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh v Afghanistan | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 2014/15 |
| 40 | AM Rahane | India v South Africa | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 2014/15 |
| 40 | DA Warner | Australia v Afghanistan | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 2014/15 |
| 40 | AJ Finch | Australia v Afghanistan | County Ground, Bristol | 2019 |
| 40 | Sarfraz Ahmed | Pakistan v England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2019 |
| 40 | LRPL Taylor | New Zealand v Bangladesh | The Kia Oval, Kennington | 2019 |
| 40 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh v West Indies | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 2019 |
| 40 | N Pooran | West Indies v Afghanistan | Emerald Headingley Cricket Stadium, Leeds | 2019 |
| 40 | BKG Mendis | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | 2023/24 |
CHECK: Fastest Century in ODI World Cup History – All-Time List
Men’s ICC Cricket World Cup Winners and Runners
Fastest Fifty in ODI World Cup History: The table given below gives the list of 50 overs ICC Men’s World Cup Winners along with the runner-ups and Hosts for each year the event was organized:
| Year | World Cup Winner | Runners Up | Host | Finals Venue |
| 1975 | West Indies | Australia | England |
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
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| 1979 | West Indies | England | England |
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
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| 1983 | India | West Indies | England |
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
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| 1987 | Australia | England | India & Pakistan |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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| 1992 | Pakistan | England | Australia & New Zealand |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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| 1996 | Sri Lanka | Australia | India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
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| 1999 | Australia | Pakistan | England |
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
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| 2003 | Australia | India | Australia |
Wanderers, Johannesburg
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| 2007 | Australia | Sri Lanka | Australia |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
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| 2011 | India | Sri Lanka | India |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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| 2015 | Australia | New Zealand | Australia |
Melbourne Cricket Ground
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| 2019 | England | New Zealand | England | Lord’s, London |
ICC World Cup Winning Captains List
Fastest Fifty in ODI World Cup History: The captain of the team plays a crucial role in winning a cricket match that too winning an ICC trophy requires a huge role from the captain of the team.
Find the detailed list of cricket World Cup-winning captains since 1975 below:
| Year | Winner | Captain |
| 2019 | England | Eoin Morgan |
| 2015 | Australia | Michael Clarke |
| 2011 | India | MS Dhoni |
| 2007 | Australia | Ricky Ponting |
| 2003 | Australia | Ricky Ponting |
| 1999 | Australia | Steve Waugh |
| 1996 | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga |
| 1992 | Pakistan | Imran Khan |
| 1987 | Australia | Allan Border |
| 1983 | India | Kapil Dev |
| 1979 | West Indies | Clive Lloyd |
| 1975 | West Indies | Clive Lloyd |
Interesting Facts On the Cricket World Cup
- The ICC men’s ODI World Cup was first played in 1975 in England where West Indies emerged as the winner of the tournament by beating Australia by 17 runs.
- The first three Cricket World Cups had been held in England. Since 1987, the Cricket World Cup has been hosted by a different country each time on an unofficial rotation basis. The host countries are selected from the 14 ICC member countries.
- The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the first one held outside England. It was held in India and Pakistan.
- The very first century in the Cricket World Cup history was scored by English cricketer Dennis Amiss when he scored 137 runs against India in the 1975 World Cup.
- Indian player Chetan Sharma also known as the World Cup hat-trick man is the first person to clean bowled three batsmen, including Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield of New Zealand in 1987, off consecutive balls.
- In 1996, Nolan Clarke of the Netherlands became the oldest player (47 years, 257 days) to play in a World Cup.
- The only team to have won three consecutive Cricket World Cups is Australia having won the World Cups in 1999, 2003, and 2007.
- England is the only country that has hosted the highest number of World Cup tournaments – 4 times, followed by the Sub-continent – 2 times.
- The World Cup 2015 had two different opening ceremonies, which makes it distinctive from its other seasons. One took place at Christchurch’s North Hagley Park in New Zealand and the other in Melbourne, Australia.
- Clive Lloyd of the West Indies and Ricky Ponting of Australia are the only captains to win the trophy twice. Lloyd clinched the cup in 1975 and 1979 while the legendary Australian batsman won in 2003 and 2007.
- The highest score of World Cups was 433-5 in the India vs Bermuda match in 2007 and the lowest is 36 between Canada and Sri Lanka in 2003.
- Kepler Wessels is the first player to represent two countries in ODI history. He played for Australia from 1982 to 1985, before representing South Africa in 1991. Despite local outrage, Wessels was controversially named as South Africa’s captain for the 1992 World Cup.
- India is the only team to win the 60-over Cricket World Cup and the 50-over Cricket World Cup.
- The coin had to be tossed twice at the 2011 World Cup final. When the coin went up for the first time, match referee Jeff Crowe could not hear the call from Kumar Sangakkara. The coin came down as heads and Sangakkara reckoned he called the right side of the coin and was about to say that his side would bat first. However, MS Dhoni said that he heard a call of ‘tails’ from Sangakkara.
