Eboni breaks record as Windies seal series against Zimbabwe
Seventeen-year-old Eboni Brathwaite set a record for the fastest T20I fifty by a West Indian woman, leading her team to a series-clinching victory over Zimbabwe. The West Indies secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Why it matters
This performance marks a significant milestone in women's cricket and highlights the emergence of young talent in the sport.
<a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/132511/eboni-brathwaite" target="_blank">Eboni Brathwaite</a> etched her name into the record books as she smashed the fastest fifty by a West Indian in women's T20I cricket to power her team to an <a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/matches/274927/zimbabwe-vs-west-indies" target="_blank">eight-wicket victory</a> over Zimbabwe in Harare.
The victory gave <a href="https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup-2026/teams/1135/west-indies-women" target="_blank">West Indies</a> an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series thanks largely to Eboni whose swashbuckling knock of 57 off 23 deliveries completely flattened Zimbabwe's hopes of defending a modest total of 106.
Eboni bettered Deandra Dottin's effort against Australia in 2009 when she had reached the half-century mark in 22 deliveries.
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