Fastest Fifties In Test Cricket

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England captain Ben Stokes scored the third-equal fastest fifty in a Test match with a blistering 24-ball assault to seal a 10-wicket win over the West Indies at Edgbaston on Sunday.

The all-rounder, opening in place of the injured Zak Crawley, struck nine fours and a six in a whirlwind half-century as England chased down a victory target of 82 in a mere 7.2 overs to complete a 3-0 series whitewash.

Below AFP Sport looks at how Stokes's innings compares with the fastest fifties scored in Test cricket (balls for 50, player, team, opposition, venue, year):

21 Misbah-ul-Haq       Pakistan v Australia,        Abu Dhabi       2014

23 David Warner        Australia v Pakistan,        Sydney          2017

24 Jacques Kallis      South Africa v Zimbabwe,     Cape Town       2005

24 Ben Stokes          England v West Indies,       Birmingham      2024

25 Shane Shillingford  West Indies v New Zealand,   Kingston        2014

26 Shahid Afridi       Pakistan v India,            Bangalore       2005

26 Mohammad Ashraful   Bangaldesh v India,          Mirpur          2007

26 Dale Steyn          South Africa v West Indies,  Port Elizabeth  2014

27 Yousuf Youhana      Pakistan v South Africa,     Cape Town       2003

28 Foffie Williams     West Indies v England,       Bridgetown      1948

28 Ian Botham          England v India,             Delhi           1981

28 Chris Gayle         West Indies v New Zealand    Port of Spain   2014

28 Colin de Grandhomme New Zealand v Sri Lanka      Christchurch    2018

28 Rishabh Pant        India v Sri Lanka            Bengaluru       2022