Prema Rawat smashes fastest fifty in women’s T20s
While representing Uttarakhand in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy in Pune, India all-rounder Prema Rawat scored the fastest fifty in women's t20 cricket with an unbeaten 14-ball half century.
Batting at No. 4 against Hyderabad, Rawat struck six boundaries and four sixes to lift her team to 187 for 2. Rawat walked in to bat in the 18th over and hit three consecutive boundaries off medium pacer Sakshi Rao. She then took on Kunchala Niteesha for 6, 4, 4, 6 off the final four balls of Uttarakhand's innings to reach her record half-century, scoring 18 runs off offspinner Vanka Pooja's over. Raghvi Bist, her partner at the other end, bowled an unbeaten 72 out of 50 balls.
Marie Kelly (for Warwickshire in 2022), Fatima Sana (for Pakistan in 2026) and Laura Harris (for Otago in 2025 and Surrey in 2026) previously held the record in T20s, each making a half-century off 15 balls.
In the chase, Hyderabad could only make 98 for 8, with Rawat also starring with the ball. She removed opener G Kavyasree and N Kranthi Reddy and finished with figures of 2 for 12.
Rawat, 24, made her India debut in June this year and has seven wickets in seven T20Is so far. She was particularly impressive in the Asia Cup group-stage match against Pakistan, where she finished with figures of 3 for 9.
She was part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's title-winning seasons in the 2025 and 2026 WPL and has picked up three wickets in six games in the tournament. The team decided to keep her ahead of the 2027 season.
