Blazing beginning: Five batsmen with fastest fifty on ODI debut in 21st century

Krunal Pandya impressed everyone in his first-ever innings in ODIs. The debutant all-rounder struck 58 runs off 31 balls. He smashed 7 fours and 2 sixes in his explosive knocks. With his fireworks, the left-hander created a big milestone as well. Krunal Pandya now holds the record for hitting the fastest fifty on an ODI debut. He took 26 balls to reach the 50-run mark and helped the team to reach the big total. His strike rate of 187.09 is also the highest for a debutant in ODIs with a minimum of 50 runs.

Krunal Pandya became 1st Indian to hit fifty batting at 7

Krunal Pandya also became the first Indian player to hit a half-century while playing at number 7 on his ODI debut. Among the players making their debut in the 21st century, Luke Wright of England is at the second spot with respect to balls taken to complete half-century. The English player slammed fifty against India in 38 balls on his ODI debut in 2007.

Nasir Jamshed of Pakistan who made his debut in 2008 against Zimbabwe reached the 50-run mark in 40 balls. This takes him to the third spot in the record tally. The opener batsman scored 61 runs off 48 balls in this innings including 6 fours and 3 sixes.

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There are two players who are at the joint fourth spot in terms of this regard. Mohammad Rizwan and Sharjeel Khan both got their fifties in 46 balls on their ODI debuts. Rizwan smashed 67 runs off 58 balls with the help of 8 fours against Bangladesh in 2015. Sharjeel played a fine knock of 61 runs off 61 balls while playing against Sri Lanka in 2013.

Top 5 players scoring fastest fifty on ODI debut in 21st century