In the 23rd Match of the Cricket World Cup 1992 at Ballarat, England batsman Alec Stewart scored 59 off 36 balls including 7 fours and 1 six. He smashed all Sri Lankan bowlers and scored the third fastest fifty of the tournament 50 off 332 balls, just behind Martin Crowe, fifty of 30 balls vs Zimbabwe and Inzamam ul Haq 50 off 31 balls vs New Zealand in the semi-final.
Let’s watch Alec Stewart's fastest fifty.
Winning and toss and electing to bat first, England scored 280 for 6 in 50 overs. Ian Botham scored 47, Graeme Hick 41, Neil Fairbrother 63 and Alec Stewart 59 were the major contributors. In reply Sri Lanka all out at 174 runs, and Arjuna Ranatunga scored 36 runs. Chris Lewis took 4 for 30 and was declared player of the match. England won the match by 106 runs and earned the 2 precious points.
