Watch: Steve Stolk entered the record books with a 13-ball half-century for South Africa against Scotland in the Under-19 World Cup today (January 27), hitting five sixes and a four off the third over of the game to bring up the milestone.
The opener made 86 off 37, laying the platform for a seven-wicket win, chasing 270 in 27 overs.
Stolk, 17 years old, had impressed in his previous game, hitting a half-century against England at better than a run a ball, but this was something else entirely. Scotland had exceeded expectations by making 269-9, but Stolk made the total look puny.
He hit four boundaries in his first seven balls, but that did little to herald the carnage to come. Qasim Khan returned for his second over and was smashed for four sixes, and then a four that landed just inside the rope, and then another six to get Stolk to fifty. It was the fastest half-century in Under-19 World Cup history.
A big win could have seen Scotland progress to the Super Sixes stage at South Africa’s expense, but the Proteas topped the group instead. Doing so could prove crucial, with top placed teams facing an easier Super Sixes schedule.
Watch Stolk hit five sixes and a four to bring up fifty below:
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