Navi Mumbai: India's wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh smashed the joint-fastest fifty in the women's T20Is on Thursday, 19 December. Ghosh achieved the significant milestone during the third and final T20I of the series between India women and West Indies women at the DY Patil Stadium here.
Richa Ghosh came out with an intent and displayed it right from the first ball. Ghosh reached her second T20I fifty in just 18 balls, matching New Zealand captain Sophie Devine and Australia's Phoebe Litchfield's record. Devine had scored 18-ball fifty vs India women at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2015 while Litchfield scored it against West Indies in Sydney last year.
𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 🔓
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 19, 2024
How impressive was that from #TeamIndia! 🙌 🙌
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Richa went all guns blazing against the Windies as she whacked 3 fours and 5 sixes to reach the milestone in record time. Richa broke her ODIs opening partner Smriti Mandhana's five-year old record to become the fastest half-centurion in WT20I by Mandhana had slammed her half-century in 24 balls against New Zealand in February 2019.
For smashing the joint-fastest T20I Fifty in women's cricket, Richa Ghosh receives the Player of the Match award 👏👏
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 19, 2024
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Richa's quickfire innings combined with Mandhana's fireworks at the top helped India to record their biggest total in the WT20Is. The Indian team scored 217 runs from their 20 overs, after losing 4 wickets.
𝙄. 𝘾. 𝙔. 𝙈. 𝙄
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) December 19, 2024
5⃣4⃣ Runs
2⃣1⃣ Balls
3⃣ Fours
5⃣ Sixes
Relive that Richa Ghosh joint-fastest T20I fifty in women's cricket 🎥 🔽#TeamIndia | #INDvWI | @13richaghosh | @IDFCFIRSTBank
Mandhana initiated the attack at the start of the innings, scoring 77 runs off just 47 balls. After her dismissal, Jemimah Rodrigues contributed 39 runs off 28 balls, Raghvi Bist scored an unbeaten 31 runs off 22 balls, and Richa Ghosh made a remarkable 54 runs off just 21 balls. India managed a total of 7 sixes, with Richa hitting 5 of them. She was out in the penultimate ball of the final over while attempting to hit a six against Aaliyah Alleyne.
India seal the T20I series 2-1 with a commanding all-round display in the decider against West Indies 👏
— ICC (@ICC) December 19, 2024
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| Fastest Fifties By A Player In Women T20Is | ||||
| Player | Balls | Match | Venue | Date |
| SFM Devine | 18 | New Zealand Women v India Women | Bangalore | 11/07/2015 |
| Phoebe Litchfield | 18 | Australia Women v West Indies Women | Sydney | 02/10/2023 |
| Richa Ghosh | 18 | India Women v West Indies Women | DY Patil | 19/12/2024 |
| Nida Dar | 20 | South Africa Women v Pakistan Women | Benoni | 22/05/2019 |
| AJ Healy | 21 | Australia Women v Ireland Women | Providence | 11/11/2018 |
| SFM Devine | 21 | New Zealand Women v Ireland Women | Providence | 17/11/2018 |
| A Capsey | 21 | England Women v Ireland Women | Paarl | 13/02/2023 |
