Matthew Ford
Matthew Ford Fastest Half-Cantury: In 2015, when AB de Villiers completed his half -century in ODIs on only 16 balls against the West Indies, no one thought that it would be equal to it. But now after about 10 years, this record has been saved from breaking, but it has definitely been shocked. This record was also not made by a big name batsman. These are Matthew Ford of West Indies. He played such a fiery innings against Ireland that whoever saw it was stunned.
West Indies vs Ireland ODI match
When the West Indies team came out to bat in the ODI match between West Indies and Ireland, they did not have a good start. However, Kisi Karti, who landed at number three, definitely played a century innings. But the real adventure came when Matthew Ford landed for batting. He came at number eight and tied the Saman as soon as he came. He did not talk below fours and sixes and scored a half -century in an explosive manner.
Matthew Ford hit a half -century on 16 balls
Matthew Ford completed his half -century on only 16 balls. We have already told you, earlier in 2015, AB de Villiers had hit 50 runs against West Indies on 16 balls. Since then, no one was able to equal it, but Matthew Ford, who came at number eight, did not even equal it. During his innings of 58 runs on his 19 balls, he hit only two fours and managed to hit 8 sky sixes.
Matthew Ford is known for bowling, but now Karishma in batting
Apart from AB de Villiers, there are four batsmen to score a half -century in ODIs on 17 balls. It includes the names of Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, Kusal Perera, New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and England’s Liam Livingstone. All these four batsmen have been left behind by Matthew Ford in one stroke. Prior to this match, Matthew Ford scored 100 runs in 9 ODIs, but in the seventh match he has done such a charisma that will be remembered for many years to come. His name has been recorded in the history book. Matthew Ford is a bowler, but in this match he showed that he can also bat in an explosive manner when needed. The team scored 352 runs in 50 overs at the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs due to Kisi Carte’s century and Matthew Ford’s aggressive batting.
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