Multan Sultans opener Dawid Malan smashed the fastest fifty in PSL the ongoing season 9 – PSL 2024 during match 9 against Peshawar Zalmi at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Friday (February 18). Malan reached half century in just 22 balls.
Earlier, Islamabad United’s Salman Ali Agha had smashed a quick-fire fifty during the opening match against Lahore Qalandars on Saturday (February 17). Salman reached half a century in just 26 balls.
Quetta Gladiators youngster Khawaja Nafay came close to beating Salman, but got his fifty in 27 balls against Lahore Qalandars on Monday (February 19). Earlier, Quetta Gladiators opener Jason Roy took 28 balls to score his fifty. Here is a look at the fastest fifty in PSL 2024:
PSL 2024 Fastest Fifties Dawid Malan (Multan Sultans) vs Peshawar Zalmi – 22 balls
Salman Ali Agha (Islamabad United) vs Lahore Qalandars – 26 balls
Khawaja Nafay (Quetta Gladiators) vs Lahore Qalandars – 27 balls
Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators) vs Peshawar Zalmi – 28 balls
Kieron Pollard (Karachi Kings) vs Lahore Qalandars – 29 balls
Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) vs Quetta Gladiators – 29 balls
Sahibzada Farhan (Lahore Qalandars) vs Islamabad United – 29 balls
Rassie van der Dussen (Lahore Qalandars) vs Islamabad United – 31 balls
Shadab Khan (Islamabad United) vs Lahore Qalandars – 32 balls
Shoaib Malik (Karachi Kings) vs Multan Sultans – 34 balls
While Malan has scored the fastest fifty in psl the ongoing the season, his 22-ball fifty is way slower than the quickest a player has reached half century in the Pakistan Super League. That record is jointly held by four players: Here is a look at fastest fifty in psl:
Fastest Fifty in PSL History
Kamran Akmal (Peshawar Zalmi) vs Karachi Kings in 2018 17 balls –
Asif Ali (Islamabad United) vs Lahore Qalandars in 2019 17 balls –
Hazratullah Zazai (Peshawar Zalmi) vs Karachi Kings in 2021 17 balls –
Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans) vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2023 18 balls –
Paul Stirling (Islamabad United) vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2022 18 balls –
Tim David (Multan Sultans) vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2022 18 balls –
Mohammad Haris (Peshawar Zalmi) vs Islamabad United in 2022 19 balls –
Luke Ronchi (Islamabad United) vs Karachi Kings in 2018 20 balls –
James Vince (Multan Sultans) vs Islamabad United in 2020 20 balls –
Kamran Akmal (Peshawar Zalmi) vs Quetta Gladiators in 2020 20 balls –
Colin Munro (Islamabad United) vs Quetta Gladiators in 2021 20 balls –
Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans) vs Peshawar Zalmi in 2021 20 balls –
Jason Roy (Quetta Gladiators) vs Lahore Qalandars in 2022 20 balls –
Rilee Rossouw (Multan Sultans) vs Quetta Gladiators in 2022 20 balls –
Tim David ( Multan Sultans) vs Islamabad United in 2023
