Tom Moody's fifty off just 28 balls against Bangladesh narrowly beat the record for the fastest fifty in World Cup matches. It was previously held by Arjuna Ranatunga (29 balls). The following table lists the fastest fifties in World Cup matches (wherever recorded).

Bls   Batsman           Teams       Venue               Season    Date
     								   
 28   TM Moody          Aus v Ban   Chester-le-Street   1999      28 May 1999
 29   A Ranatunga       SL  v Ken   Kandy               1995-96   06 Mar 1996
 30   CM Old            Eng v Ind   Lord's              1975      07 Jun 1975
 30   Imran Khan        Pak v SL    Swansea             1983      09 Jun 1983
 30   MD Crowe          NZ  v Zim   Napier              1991-92   03 Mar 1992
 30   ST Jayasuriya     SL  v Eng   Faisalabad          1995-96   09 Mar 1996
 31   Inzamam-ul-Haq    Pak v NZ    Auckland            1991-92   21 Mar 1992

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