India, Nov. 2 -- India all-rounder Prema Rawat scripted the fastest fifty in women's T20s, bringing up the half-century in just 14 balls on Monday. She achieved the feat in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy while playing for Uttarakhand against Hyderabad at the MCA Cricket Stadium in Gahunje, Pune.

Her unbeaten 14-ball 50* saw her smash three fours and six sixes. She had a strike rate of 357, and her knock helped Uttarakhand post 187/2 in the allotted overs. Hyderabad in reply were restricted to 98/8, losing by 89 runs.

With this knock, Rawat broke the record of Pakistan captain Fatima Sana, who had got to a half-century off 15 balls against Zimbabwe.

Rawat then stepped up with the ball, taking two wickets for 12 runs in her quota of four ...