Lance Klusener has created a new national record. His 34-ball fifty against West Indies in the fifth match, which eventually won him the match award and also won the match for his team, was the fastet fifty for South Africa in LOI cricket. The previous record belonged to his skipper, Hansie Cronje (36 balls).

The following table lists the fastest fifties for South Africa in LOI matches.

Batsman           Balls Vs   Ground          Season

L Klusener         34   WI   Cape Town       1998-99
WJ Cronje          36   NZ   Faisalabad      1995-96
PL Symcox          38   Eng  Birmingham      1998
WJ Cronje          38   WI   Durban          1998-99

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)