Despite India’s 50-run loss to New Zealand in the fourth T20I at Visakhapatnam, Shivam Dube’s pyrotechnics lit up the ACA-VDCA Stadium. His 15-ball fifty has earned him the bronze medal in the list of fastest half-centuries by Indians in T20 internationals.
Pride of place goes to Yuvraj Singh’s blistering 12 balls against England in Durban during the 2007 T20 World Cup. Abhishek Sharma’s 14-ball demolition of New Zealand in Guwahati secures silver in this ongoing series.
Dube’s third-place finish comes ahead of Hardik Pandya’s 16-ball special against South Africa in Ahmedabad (2025), with Abhishek Sharma also claiming fifth via his 17-ball onslaught on England at Wankhede that year.
Dube peaked in the 12th over against Ish Sodhi, ravaging 28 runs with ruthless precision: two fours, three sixes, a double, and benefiting from a wide. This ties him with Rohit Sharma’s 28-run over against Mitchell Starc in 2024 for third-most by an Indian.
Yuvraj Singh’s mythical 36-run over (six sixes vs England, 2007) and Sanju Samson’s 30 runs off Rishad Hossain (vs Bangladesh, 2024) top the single-over charts.
In an era of white-ball dominance, Dube’s innings exemplifies the fearless approach Indian batters are adopting. Though the match slipped away, his contribution offers hope for bigger triumphs ahead in the T20 format.