Brendan Taylor Hits Fastest Test Fifty For Zimbabwe; Equals Andy Blignaut’s Record
Brendan Taylor completed his fifty from just 33 balls.
Brendon Taylor, who has been very impressive in the longest format of the game, has equaled the record for the fastest fifty by a Zimbabwe player on Day 4 of the one-off the Test against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Taylor completed his fifty from just 33 balls, equaling Andy Blignaut’s brilliance against Pakistan in 2002. The 35-year old, earlier smashed a 56-ball half-century in the first innings of this Test match.
Carrying the same momentum in the second inning, Taylor got off to a brilliant start and went on to smash 90 plus runs. To make you realize how impressive he was, you can have a look at his batting partner, Takudzwanashe Kaitano who scored only 2 runs from 70 balls, while Taylor had already crossed the 90-run mark facing the same number of deliveries.
Fastest Test fifties For Zimbabwe (By balls):
33 – Brendan Taylor vs BAN, 2021
33 – Andy Blignaut vs PAK, 2002
34 – Blessing Mahwire vs NZ, 2005
Taylor smashed 16 boundaries in his innings but just when he was looking set for a ton, he was dismissed for 92 off 73 balls by off-spinner Mehidy Hasan.
The Taylor and Kaitano 95-run partnership, which was Zimbabwe’s highest in first innings, took their second innings total past 100 after they had opener Milton Shumba for 11.
The Zimbabwe captain had scored a brilliant 81 off just 92 balls with the help of four fours and a six in the first innings.
