Who scored the fastest Test fifty?

June 12, 2014 06:44 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 12:07 pm IST

New Zealand's Ross Taylor, on ground, dives in an attempt to catch West Indies batsman Shane Shillingford, center, as New Zealand's wicket keeper BJ Watling, left, look on during the second innings on the fourth day of their first cricket Test match in Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Zealand won by 186 runs (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) New Zealand's cricket player celebrate on the pitch at the end of their first cricket Test match against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Zealand won by 186 runs (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

New Zealand's Ross Taylor, on ground, dives in an attempt to catch West Indies batsman Shane Shillingford, center, as New Zealand's wicket keeper BJ Watling, left, look on during the second innings on the fourth day of their first cricket Test match in Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Zealand won by 186 runs (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco) New Zealand's cricket player celebrate on the pitch at the end of their first cricket Test match against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Zealand won by 186 runs (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

New Zealand defeated West Indies in the first Test by 186 runs. It was only their second victory in the Caribbean.

Mark Craig, a debutant for New Zealand, was an unlikely hero, finishing with match figures of 8 for 188. That is the best by any Kiwi debutant, bettering the previous mark of 7 for 143 set by Paul Wiseman in 1998.

There was another record though, one that was more unlikely. As West Indies went down, Shane Shillinford came up with a fighting knock, registering the fastest fifty by a West Indian.

Shillingford's 25-ball fifty is the second fastest in Test history in terms of number of balls faced.

Do you know who holds the record for the fastest fifty in Test cricket?

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