Jake Fraser-McGurk hit the fastest half-century in Australian domestic 50-over cricket as South Australia beat Queensland by 126 runs in the One-Day Cup at Karen Rolton Oval on Saturday, 17 October 2026. His 50 came off 14 balls, the fastest recorded in Australia and the fourth-fastest worldwide in the format, according to the AAP report on cricket.com.au.
How It Unfolded
South Australia were sent in to bat and made 397/7, their third-highest total. Fraser-McGurk raced to 74 off 21 balls by the eighth over, on course to beat his own competition record of a 29-ball hundred against Tasmania three years ago at the same ground. He was held to 26 off his next 28 balls, reaching three figures off 49 balls, the third-quickest century in the competition's history.
He finished with 122 off 63 balls, hitting nine sixes, and shared a 129-run opening stand with Mackenzie Harvey, who made 46 off 35. Captain Nathan McSweeney added 106, his third List A century and his second in 12 days, and put on 115 for the fifth wicket with Jake Lehmann (58).
Queensland slipped to 46/3 inside seven overs. Lachlan Hearne, batting at No.5, made a career-best 121 off 104 balls with three sixes, and added 103 for the sixth wicket with captain Jimmy Peirson (45). Left-arm quick Spencer Johnson took a career-best 5/59 and ended the match by yorking Hearne, with Queensland all out for 271 in 40.1 overs.
What's Next
The win keeps South Australia unbeaten at the top of the One-Day Cup table on 16 points from four matches, with three wins and a no-result. Queensland are fourth with one win from four games. Fraser-McGurk has played 15 white-ball matches for Australia.
Source: Cricket Australia report.