
Most of the fans in cricket like to watch the big shots of the batsmen. The batsmen also do not let him down and do not lag behind in showing their great bat on the field. A good batsman never misses to send bad balls out of bounds. There have been many batsmen in international cricket whose goal was to smash the bowlers.
The opposition bowlers had a bad day when runs were pouring in from the bats of these batsmen. The captain has to constantly change tactics and fielding. Some stormy batsmen are often seen in every format of cricket. The bowler also has to work continuously on his line and length. Three more batsmen have been mentioned in this article who have set a big record with their batting. These batsmen scored half-century in just 12 balls in T20 cricket.
Batsmen who scored half century in 12 balls in T20 cricket
1.) Chris Gayle
The West Indies legend scored a 12-ball fifty against the Adelaide Strikers while playing for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League. Chris Gayle scored 56 off 17 balls. During this, Chris Gayle hit 7 sixes and 2 fours. Unfortunately, Chris Gayle’s team had to face defeat in the match.
2.) Yuvraj Singh
This Indian player hit six consecutive sixes off six balls of England’s legendary bowler Stuart Broad in the 2007 World Cup. Yuvraj Singh scored a half-century in 12 balls in the match. Yuvraj Singh scored 58 runs in 16 balls in his innings which included 7 brilliant sixes. Indian team won this match by 18 runs. That dashing innings of Yuvraj Singh is remembered even today.
3.) Hazratullah Jazai
Even after this excellent innings, his team had to face defeat in the match. This player hit 6 consecutive sixes in six balls in the Afghanistan Premier League. He completed his fifty in 12 balls. Playing for Kabul Jawanan against Balkh Legends, Jazai scored 62 runs in 17 balls.