India, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh found a new star in the batting order against South Africa in the ongoing game of the Women's ODI World Cup 2025. Shorna Akter, aged just 18, carried the team to a respectable total while tumbling down a major milestone. The young batter scored 51 runs off 35 deliveries while batting at number five and helped Bangladesh post 232/6 at the end of their 50 overs.

Notably, Akter reached her half-century in the 34th ball of her innings. This now stands as the fastest half-century by a Bangladesh batter in WODI. The previous record belonged to Nigar Sultana, who knocked off her half-century off 39 deliveries against Pakistan earlier in 2025.

On the all-time Women's ODI list, Shorna's 34-ball mark is well short of ...