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Laura Harris Equals Fastest Women’s T20 Fifty With 15-Ball Blaze on Otago Debut

Her Super Smash 52 off 17 on Otago debut followed a lean WBBL stint with Sydney Thunder.

Overview

  • Playing for Otago Sparks in New Zealand’s Super Smash, Harris hit 52 off 17 balls to level the documented women’s T20 fastest-fifty mark at 15 deliveries.
  • Her innings featured six fours and four sixes and came after she arrived at No. 4 during a chase of 146 against Canterbury at Molyneux Park in Alexandra.
  • Otago won by six wickets in 14.5 overs, finishing with 31 balls to spare as Harris set up a comfortable pursuit.
  • Harris shared the record with Marie Kelly, who made a 15-ball fifty for Warwickshire in 2022 in matches with ball-by-ball data recorded.
  • She was named Player of the Match, with coverage noting the T20I fastest fifty stands at 18 balls, held jointly by Sophie Devine, Phoebe Litchfield and Richa Ghosh.