Fatima Sana Sets Fastest Women’s T20I Fifty Record as Pakistan Sweep Zimbabwe in Karachi

While Pakistan’s men’s team continues to struggle in Bangladesh, the women’s team is giving fans something to celebrate back home. Pakistan Women completed a dominant clean sweep over Zimbabwe after sealing a crushing 133 run victory in the third and final T20I in Karachi on Friday. But beyond the one sided series scoreline, the match will mainly be remembered for captain Fatima Sana’s record breaking knock that rewrote Women’s T20I history.

Pakistan posted a massive 223/4 in their 20 overs before bowling Zimbabwe out for just 90 to complete a 3 0 sweep in both the ODI and T20I series.

The real fireworks came late in Pakistan’s innings when Fatima Sana walked out to bat at No.6 with the scoreboard already reading 152/4. What followed was absolute carnage.

The Pakistan captain smashed eight boundaries and two sixes as she raced to a half century in just 15 balls, making it the fastest fifty ever scored in Women’s T20I cricket.

The 24 year old shattered the previous record jointly held by New Zealand’s Sophie Devine, Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield and India’s Richa Ghosh, all of whom had reached their fifties in 18 deliveries.

Fatima, of course, also broke the record for the fastest T20I fifty by a Pakistani woman cricketer, surpassing former captain Nida Dar’s 20 ball half century against South Africa in 2019.

While Fatima stole the headlines with her explosive finish, emerging all rounder Saira Jabeen also played a key role with a composed half century that helped Pakistan cross the 220 mark.

The total eventually became Pakistan Women’s second highest score in T20Is, only behind the 237/5 they had posted against the same Zimbabwe side earlier in the series opener.

Zimbabwe never really recovered during the chase as Pakistan’s bowlers completely dominated the game, wrapping up the innings for just 90 and sealing another emphatic win in what turned out to be a historic home series for the hosts.

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