Fastest fifties (by balls faced)

Records for Test Matches

By Balls Faced (where known)
Balls
Player
Match
Location
Year
21 Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan v AustraliaAbu Dhabi 2014
23 DA Warner Australia v PakistanSydney 2017
24 JH Kallis South Africa v ZimbabweCape Town 2005
25 S Shillingford West Indies v New ZealandKingston 2014
26 Shahid Afridi Pakistan v IndiaBangalore 2005
26 Mohammad Ashraful Bangaldesh v IndiaMirpur 2007
26 DW Steyn South Africa v West IndiesPort Elizabeth 2014
27 Yousuf Youhana Pakistan v South AfricaCape Town 2003
28 EAV Williams West Indies v EnglandBridgetown 1948
28 IT Botham England v IndiaDelhi 1981
28 CH Gayle West Indiies v New ZealandPort of Spain 2014
28 C de Grandhomme New Zealand v Sri LankaChristchurch 2018
28 RR Pant India v Sri LankaBengaluru 2022
29 B Yardley Australia v West IndiesBridgetown 1978
29 TG Southee New Zealand v EnglandNapier 2008
30 N Kapil Dev India v PakistanKarachi 1982
30 TM Dilshan Sri Lanka v New ZealandGalle 2009
30 BB McCullum New Zealand v PakistanSharjah 2014
30 JM Bairstow England v New ZealandLeeds 2022
31 A Ranatunga Sri Lanka v IndiaKanpur 1986
31 WJ Cronje South Africa v Sri LankaCenturion 1998
31 SN Thakur India v EnglandThe Oval 2021
32 IVA Richards West Indies v IndiaKingston 1983
32 IT Botham England v New ZealandThe Oval 1986
32 V Sehwag India v EnglandChennai 2008
32 Umar Akmal Pakistan v New ZealandWellington 2009
32 MA Starc Australia v South AfricaPerth 2012