Bevon Jacobs on scoring 5 consecutive fifties as he draws level with Conway’s record before T20I tour of India.
Bevon Jacobs has tied Devon Conway for the most consecutive fifties by a New Zealand hitter in men’s T20 cricket with scores of 78*, 88*, 53, 54, and 55. In the format, only India’s Riyan Parag (7) and Afghanistan’s Sediquallah Atal (6) have scored more consecutive half-centuries.
Conway broke the previous record by hitting four consecutive fifties for Wellington in the Super Smash in 2021. He then added another against Australia in Christchurch.
Jacobs sent Jacob Duffy, the No. 2-ranked T20I bowler, beyond extra-cover for four on Monday, raising his fifth straight half-century off 42 balls. Then, in a chase of 160 against Volts, Jacobs drove Auckland home, hitting three sixes and a four in his final nine balls in Dunedin.
“Yeah, it’s been really nice to contribute to the season and I’ve been enjoying myself out there,” Jacobs told the host broadcaster after winning the Player-of-the-Match award. “There’s no secret to it [five fifties in a row]. I guess I’ve just been having fun and I guess trying to keep it as simple as possible and just doing what I can to try and get the boys over the line. Obviously, we were disappointed we couldn’t do it against the Kings so it was nice that we could finish the job today.”
One of New Zealand’s hardest cricket ball batters, Jacobs was given an unexpected IPL contract with the Mumbai Indians in 2025. He was still untapped internationally at the moment. On Monday, Jacobs demonstrated that he is more than just a powerful hitter and paced Auckland’s chase well on a University Oval field where the new ball was doing fairly well. However, he was unable to find any takers for IPL 2026.
“Yeah, 100% [wanted to be there at the finish]. I think me coming in early with Chappy, having someone with his experience is always awesome,” Jacobs said. “He kept my head straight and kind of just told me, ‘just bat for a bit, heaps of time out there and try and take it as deep as possible’ and so we were able to build that partnership and that was really helpful in the scheme of the game.”
With 328 runs from five innings at an incredible average of 109.33 and strike rate of 173.54, Jacobs is presently the top run scorer in New Zealand’s domestic T20 competition. Jacobs was left out of the team for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, but he is scheduled to join the Black Caps’ T20I squad for a five-match series in India later this month after his Auckland obligations.