5 Sixes In 5 Balls! Mohammad Nabi Whacks 20-Ball 50 Vs SL In Asia Cup 2025

Mohammad Nabi in action against Sri Lanka [Source: @ACCMedia1/x]

Mohammad Nabi slapped a 20-ball half-century against Sri Lanka in the final Group B match of the 2025 Men’s T20 Asia Cup. The senior all-rounder launched three boundaries and six huge sixes in his counterattacking innings, and blazed Afghanistan towards a competitive total in their must-win game against hitherto Group B table-toppers.

Apart from staging Afghanistan’s fightback, Mohammad Nabi also notched up a huge Asia Cup record, joining fellow national colleague and beating Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav in the process.

Mohammad Nabi Goes Berserk In Record Knock Vs SL

Batting at number seven for Afghanistan in their must-win Group B match against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, seasoned campaigner Mohammad Nabi clattered three boundaries and six maximums to slap 60 runs off just 22 balls. The cricketer raced to a 20-ball half-century in the process, and flogged Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage for five successive sixes in a 32-run final over of the innings as Afghanistan charted 169-8 in 20 overs.

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Notably, Mohammad Nabi also notched up the joint-fastest half-century in the history of T20 Asia Cup, levelling up with fellow Afghanistan international Azmatullah Omarzai for his 20-ball fifty against Hong Kong earlier in the ongoing tournament itself. Here is a look at four fastest fifties recorded in T20 Asia Cup history:

Fastest 50s in T20 Asia Cup History:

Mohammad Nabi’s record knock catapulted Afghanistan to a competitive 169-8 in 20 overs. Captain Rashid Khan also chipped in with a run-a-ball 24 at the death. Earlier in the innings, Afghanistan slipped to 79-6 in 12.1 overs courtesy of an electrifying four-wicket haul from Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Thushara.

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