Fastest fifties against Australia
Bls Batsman For Venue Date
21 BL Cairns (52) NZ Melbourne 13-02-1983
24 S.Afridi (56*) Pak Hobart 16-01-2005
25 A Blignaut (54) Zim Bulawayo 24-02-2003
26 Kapil Dev (58) Ind Rajkot 07-10-1986
30 SR Tendulkar (62) Ind Visakhapatnam 03-04-2001
Best Strike-rates against Australia
(Min.Qualifiication : 50 runs)
SR Batsman Rns Bls For Venue Date
215.38 S.Afridi 56* 26 Pak Hobart 16-01-2005
208.00 BL Cairns 52 25 NZ Melbourne13-02-1983
192.86 AM Blignaut 54 28 Zim Bulawayo 24-02-2003
187.10 Kapil Dev 58 31 Ind Rajkot 07-10-1986
174.36 IT Botham 68 39 Eng Perth 01-01-1987
164.10 MA Holding 64 39 WI Perth 05-02-1984
163.16 SR Tendulkar62 38 Ind V'patnam 03-04-2001
151.43 MA Holding 53* 35 WI Perth 04-01-1987
150.00 IVA Richards60* 40 WI Sydney 18-01-1989
Sunday, January 16, 2005
Afridi’s assault
Shahid Afridi played gem of an innings in the second match of VB Series against Australia, scoring 56 off just 26 balls. The highlights of Afridi’s innings was two successive sixes off Glenn McGrath. Don’t think any other batsman has dared to treat McGrath in this fashion (though Afridi’s teammate Abdur Razzaq once hit McGrath for five successive fours). During the course of his innings, Afridi reached his fifty off only 24 balls (of course with a six!), which is the second fastest fifty against Australia after New Zealander Lance Cairns’ 21-ball fifty way back in 1982-83. Afridi’s strike rate of 215.38 is also the HIGHEST by any player against Australia in an innings of 50 or more.
