New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer created history during his team's T20 World Cup Super 8 match against Zimbabwe in Mumbai on Monday.

He scored an entertaining half-century against the African side, and by doing so, he registered the fastest half-century by a West Indian in T20 World Cups. He broke his own record for the fastest fifty by a West Indian in T20 World Cups.

Against Scotland earlier in this T20 World Cup, Hetmyer got to his half-century in 22 balls, thus breaking Chris Gayle's record. Gayle had scored a 23-ball half-century against Australia in the 2009 edition, which was the quickest fifty by a West Indian batter back then.

On Monday, Hetmyer got to the milestone in just 19 balls, slamming four fours...