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Marillier hits into record books Mohammad Ramis Shah - 24 April 2002
During the first encounter of the recently concluded five-match one-day series between India and Zimbabwe at Faridabad, Douglas Marillier scored the fastest fifty for Zimbabwe in ODI's off just 21 balls with the help of nine fours and one six. Marillier's fifty was the fifth fastest in LOI's. He joins two other batsmen (New Zealand's Lance Cairns and India's Ajit Agarkar) who have also achieved it in 21 balls. The record of fastest half century in one day internationals is held by Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya who reached his fifty off 17 balls during his 76-run knock against Pakistan at Singapore on April 7,1996. Marillier's fifty was also the quickest against India, bettering the 23 ball fifty by Pakistani Salim Malik during his unbeaten 72 at Calcutta on 18-2-1987.
Marillier also became the first batsman in ODI history to register a fifty while batting at number ten. The previous highest score was the 46 by Pakistani Abdul Razzaq against South Africa at Durban on 3-4-1998. The previous highest score by a Zimbabwean in this position was the unbeaten 19 by Eddo Brandes against Sri Lanka at Worcester on 22-5-1999. Interestingly, the previous highest score by a number 10 against India was also by a Zimbabwe batsman - 29 by Andy Whittall at Bulawayo on 26-9-1998. Fastest fifties in LOI's Balls Batsman (score) Fixture Venue Date 17 ST Jayasuriya (76) SL v Pak Singapore 07-04-1996 18 SP O'Donnell (74) Aus v SL Sharjah 02-05-1990 18 Shahid Afridi (102) Pak v SL Nairobi (Gym) 04-10-1996 19 MV Boucher (51*) SA v Ken Cape Town 22-10-2001 21 BL Cairns (52) NZ v Aus Melbourne 13-02-1983 21 AB Agarkar (67*) Ind v Zim Rajkot 14-12-2000 21 D Marillier (56*) Zim v Ind Faridabad 07-03-2002 22 Kapil Dev (72) Ind v WI Berbice 29-03-1983 22 V Sehwag (55) Ind v Ken Paarl 24-10-2001 23 Salim Malik (72*) Pak v Ind Calcutta 18-02-1987 24 Shahid Afridi (73) Pak v NZ Sharjah 12-04-2001 25 Richards (82) WI v Eng Port-of-Spain 04-03-1986 25 RB Richardson (52*) WI v Eng Kingstown 02-03-1994 25 ST Jayasuriya (68) SL v Ind Colombo (SSC) 23-08-1997
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