Slowest fifty for India in T20 WC: The T20 format is known for explosive batting but sometimes batsmen have to bat very slowly due to difficult pitches or conditions, due to which unwanted records are also registered in their names. A similar situation was with Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who batted very cautiously in the 25th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 against USA due to early wickets falling and difficult pitch and scored the joint third slowest half-century by any batsman in T20 World Cup history.

Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten half-century helped India win but he also became the slowest batsman to score a half-century in the T20 World Cup from the team. He broke Virat Kohli's record in this matter. In this article, we are going to mention those 5 Indian batsmen who scored a half-century while facing the most balls in the T20 World Cup.

These 5 batsmen have scored the slowest half-century for India in the T20 World Cup

5. Gautam Gambhir (44 balls) vs Bangladesh, 2009

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is at the fourth position in terms of scoring the slowest half-century in T20 World Cup history for India. In the 2009 T20 World Cup, Gambhir scored 50 runs in 46 balls against Bangladesh and during this he completed his half-century in 44 balls.

4. Rohit Sharma (44 balls) vs Ireland, 2009

Team India's current captain Rohit Sharma played an unbeaten innings of 52 runs in 45 balls while chasing a target of 113 runs against Ireland in the 2009 T20 World Cup and played a key role in India's victory by 8 wickets. During this, Rohit completed his half-century in 44 balls and equaled Gautam Gambhir.

3. Rohit Sharma (44 balls) vs West Indies, 2014

Rohit Sharma's name is included twice in this list. After 2009, he also scored a half-century in 44 balls in the 2014 T20 World Cup. Rohit played a match-winning innings of 62 not out in 55 balls against West Indies in the 2014 T20 World Cup, but during this time he equaled Gambhir by scoring a half-century in 44 balls.

2. Virat Kohli (45 balls) vs Pakistan, 2021

Virat Kohli's name is at second place in this list. Kohli's name was recorded in this unwanted list in the match against Pakistan in the 2021 T20 World Cup, in which India had to suffer a crushing defeat by 10 wickets. Batting first, India scored 151/7, in response, Pakistan achieved the target without any loss. In India's innings, Kohli contributed 57 runs in 49 balls and during this he completed his half-century in 45 balls.

1. Suryakumar Yadav (49 balls) vs USA, 2024

Suryakumar Yadav, who is ranked number 1 in the ICC T20 International batting rankings, has recorded the record of scoring the slowest half-century in the T20 World Cup for India. While chasing the target of 111 against USA in the T20 World Cup 2024, India lost the wickets of the top 3 batsmen cheaply and the team was in trouble.

In such a situation, Suryakumar Yadav played against his natural game and along with Shivam Dubey, gave India the victory. Suryakumar scored an unbeaten 50 off 49 balls and made the unwanted record of the slowest half-century in the history of the tournament for India.