Jonny Bairstow smashed the second-fastest fifty by an English batter in Test cricket

Bairstow took just 30 deliveries on Day 5 of third Test vs New Zealand to reach fifty

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The record for fastest Test fifty for England belongs to Ian Botham

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Former England skipper Botham scored 28-ball half-century vs India in 1981

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Recently, Bairstow broke the record for fastest century for England as well (77 balls)

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Bairstow scored 394 runs at an average of 78.80 and strike rate of 120.12 in the series

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