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Martin Guptill hits 2nd quickest 50 in ODIs; list of 10 fastest fifties

New Delhi: Martin Guptill of New Zealand has hit the second fastest half century in one-day international history in just 17 balls.Guptill also broke Brendon McCullum's record of hitting fastest fifty off 18 balls by

martin guptill hits 2nd quickest 50 in odis list of 10 fastest fifties martin guptill hits 2nd quickest 50 in odis list of 10 fastest fifties

New Delhi: Martin Guptill of New Zealand has hit the second fastest half century in one-day international history in just 17 balls.

Guptill also broke Brendon McCullum's record of hitting fastest fifty off 18 balls by a New Zealand cricketer.

He is now at the second sport, just behind South Africa's AB de Villiers and equalling Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera and Sanath Jayasuriya.

Guptill is the first cricketer from New Zealand and the fifth in the world to score a double century in an ODI match. He currently holds the record of highest individual score in World Cup and the second highest score in One Day Internationals of 237 (not out) runs.

India TV brings to you the list of 10 fastest ODI 50s:

1. AB de Villiers, South Africa: 16 balls vs West Indies

2. Martin Guptill, New Zealand: 17 balls vs Sri Lanka

3. Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka: 17 balls vs Pakistan

4. Kusal Perera, Sri Lanka: 17 balls vs Pakistan

5. Shahid Afridi, Pakistan: 18 balls (three times) vs Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh

6. Brendon McCullum, New Zealand: 18 balls vs England

7. Simon O'Donnell, Australia: 18 balls vs Sri Lanka

8. Glenn Maxwell, Australia: 18 balls vs India

9. Mark Boucher, South Africa: 19 balls vs Kenya

10. Brendon McCullum, New Zealand: 19 balls vs Bangladesh