New Delhi: New Zealand's Martin Guptill entered the record books after smashing a 17-ball fifty to help New Zealand thrash poor Sri Lanka by 10 wickets on Monday in the second one-day international in Christchurch.


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Martin Guptill broke Brendon McCullum's New Zealand record of fastest fifty off 18 balls. Guptill also scored the second fastest fifty in ODI cricket after equalling the likes of Kusal Perera and former Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya.


Guptill smacked a whirlwind 93 from just 30 balls in an innings that consisted 9 fours and 8 sixes


He missed the record for fastest fifty which is held by South Africa's AB de Villiers.


List of top 10 fastest ODI fifties.


AB de Villiers (South Africa): 16 balls


Martin Guptill (New Zealand): 17 balls


Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka): 17 balls


Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka): 17 balls


Shahid Afridi (Pakistan): 18 balls (thrice)


Brendon McCullum (New Zealand): 18 balls


Simon O'Donnell (Australia): 18 balls


Glenn Maxwell (Australia): 18 balls


Mark Boucher (South Africa): 19 balls


Brendon McCullum (New Zealand): 19 balls