Top five quickest T20 half-centuries by Virender Sehwag

1. 50 in 20 balls (73 from 38 balls – 12 fours, 1 six; Delhi v/s Rajasthan, SMS Stadium, 1 May 2012)

This season, in all fairness, belonged to the Daredevils as they coasted to their fourth straight win at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, crushing the home team by six wickets.

Batting in his own unfettered manner, Sehwag cut the Rajasthan bowling into countless pieces with the precision of a surgeon and the hands of a butcher. Of the first six deliveries he faced, five were dispatched to the ropes without so much as the blink of an eye.

In no time, the master slaughterer raced away to his half-century, executing a ramp shot over third-man to reach the mark, and thus becoming the first cricketer to score five consecutive Twenty20 half centuries. His hitting prowess was such that it left Kevin Pietersen, Delhi’s most consistent player at No. 3 in the 2012 season, in the shade during his final innings for the franchise that year.

As for the Daredevils, they came up trumps in order to virtually seal a place in the playoffs.