New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Australian player Laura Harris scripted history on Sunday as she became the second woman to hit a fastest fifty in T20 cricket, according to ESPNcricinfo.

The 35-year-old cricketer achieved this historic milestone in just 15 deliveries during the Women's Super Smash match between Otago and Canterbury at Molyneux Park in Alexandra, New Zealand.

The 35-year-old Harris, who was playing for Otago, equalled the record of England's Marie Kelly, who also hammered a 15-ball half-century for Warwickshire against Gloucestershire in 2022.

Harris, who was making her debut for Otago, scored 52 runs off 17 deliveries, with six boundaries and four maximums, before getting out by Canterbury seamer Gabby Sullivan.

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