Top 8 Slowest Fifties in Women’s T20I Cricket History (2026 Update)

T20 is the shortest format of cricket, with each team getting twenty overs. Teams have to score runs quickly to make the most of their 120 balls. Batters typically score fifty runs in 18-20 balls. The fastest fifties are scored in fewer than 15 balls. Conversely, the slowest fifties are scored in 30 balls. While 30 balls might seem fast in most formats, it’s considered slow in T20.

Ten women have scored fifty runs in exactly 30 balls in T20 International cricket. All Eight took the same number of balls, none faster, none slower. These innings were played between 2019 and 2025 and occurred in different countries and matches. These batters displayed remarkable control in a format that often demands aggressive play. While this is excellent in most cricket formats, it represents the slowest rate of scoring a fifty in T20 Internationals.

8 Slowest Fifties in Women’s T20I Cricket History

1. Danni Wyatt (England)

Wyatt took 30 balls to score fifty runs against Sri Lanka Women in Colombo on March 28, 2019.

She was playing away from home. The pitches in Colombo can be slow. Sri Lanka bowled well that day. Wyatt is usually an aggressive batter. She opens the batting for England. Her job is to score runs quickly in the powerplay. But she couldn’t do that in Colombo that day. The pitch was slow. The ball wasn’t coming onto the bat properly. She had to change her approach.

She played cautiously. She defended the good balls. When the bad balls came, she scored runs off them. But there weren’t many of those. This wasn’t her natural game. But this is what England needed. Someone had to stay at the crease and build an innings. Wyatt did that job.

2. Shafali Verma (India)

On November 9, 2019, in St. Lucia, Verma needed 30 balls to score 50 runs against the West Indies women’s team.

This was the beginning of her international career. She was fifteen years old. She was playing in the Caribbean for the first time. Verma is known for her explosive batting. She hits powerful shots from the very first ball. But in St. Lucia, she played cautiously. The West Indies bowled with discipline. The pitch was assisting the bowlers. Verma wasn’t able to score freely the way she usually does.

She had to build her innings ball by ball. She defended more than usual. She rotated the strike. She waited for loose balls to hit boundaries. It was unusual for Verma to bat so slowly. But she showed that she can adapt to difficult situations. Young batsmen who can adjust their game tend to last longer in international cricket.

3. Fargana Hoque (Bangladesh)

Hoque batted for thirty balls to reach fifty against Maldives Women in Pokhara on December 5, 2019.

Bangladesh was playing Maldives. Bangladesh is a stronger team than Maldives. But Hoque still went slow that day. The conditions in Pokhara were challenging. The pitch was not easy for batting. Hoque came in and she built carefully. She did not take unnecessary risks against Maldives. She played each ball on its merit.

Bangladesh needed a steady hand at the crease. Hoque provided it. Her fifty gave Bangladesh a platform to build a total from. Sometimes steady is more valuable than fast.

4. Alyssa Healy (Australia)

Healy took thirty balls to reach fifty against India Women in Melbourne on March 8, 2020.

Healy is one of the most aggressive batters in women’s cricket. She is a wicketkeeper and opener. She usually scores very fast. But in Melbourne she did not score at her usual pace. India bowled well that day. The pitch had some help for the bowlers. Healy could not find her usual timing. She played carefully instead of aggressively. She accumulated runs slowly. Thirty balls to fifty is very slow for Healy by her standards. But she adapted to the conditions in front of her.

Australia needed someone to stay in and provide stability. Healy stayed in. Her slow fifty was better than getting out quickly trying to force the pace. She gave Australia a foundation to build on.

5. Babette de Leede (Netherlands)

De Leede faced thirty balls to score fifty runs against the Ireland women’s team in Dublin on July 30, 2021.

She was playing in Ireland, where the conditions were new to her. Ireland bowled with disciplined line and length, making it difficult to score runs. De Leede is an all-rounder for the Netherlands; she bats and bowls. Against Ireland, she had to work hard for every run. The bowling was tight, and the pitch was slow. Despite her best efforts, she couldn’t score freely.

She defended well and rotated the strike whenever possible. She scored runs whenever opportunities arose, but such opportunities were few and far between that day. The Netherlands needed stability in the middle overs, and De Leede provided that stability.

6. Fatuma Kibasu (Tanzania)

Kibasu scored fifty runs off thirty balls against Mozambique women in Gaborone on September 11, 2021.

She was playing for Tanzania. Tanzania is not a major cricketing nation. But Kibasu’s fifty runs that day were crucial for her team. The match was in Gaborone. The batting conditions were difficult. Mozambique bowled well. Kibasu had to play cautiously. She played every ball with care and concentration. She defended the good balls. When the bad balls came, she scored runs off them.

Fifty runs off thirty balls in a T20 match is slow by any standards. But for Tanzania, it was invaluable. Kibasu provided her team with runs when they needed them the most.

7. Gull Feroza (Pakistan)

Firoza needed 30 balls to score 50 runs against the Nepal women’s team in Dambulla on July 21, 2024.

She was playing in Sri Lanka. Nepal bowled with discipline that day. The pitch was slow and difficult to score on. Firoza bats in the middle order for Pakistan. She usually scores at a good pace. But in Dambulla, she was struggling with her timing. The Nepalese bowlers didn’t give her any room to play her shots. She had to work hard for every run.

She defended well. She rotated the strike whenever possible. She scored runs steadily and consistently. Pakistan needed someone to anchor the innings, and Firoza did exactly that.

8. Maia Bouchier (England)

Boucher scored fifty runs off thirty balls against the Scotland women’s team in Sharjah on October 13, 2024.

She was playing in the UAE. In cricket, Scotland is not as strong a team as England. But on that day, Boucher still played slowly. The pitch in Sharjah was difficult to bat on. Scotland bowled far better than their usual standard. Boucher couldn’t score freely. She had to build her innings carefully and patiently. She played with a patience that wasn’t always necessary. She defended the good balls. Whenever she got the opportunity, she scored runs.

Fifty runs off thirty balls, even against Scotland, is a slow pace. But the circumstances on that day dictated that she had to play at that pace. Boucher adapted to the situation in front of her. England needed runs. She scored them, even if they came slowly.

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