The Big Bash League isn’t meant to be about blokes like Tim Ludeman.

It’s meant to be about big-hitters like his Adelaide Strikers teammate Kieron Pollard, or Melbourne Stars duo Kevin Pietersen and Glenn Maxwell.

But pint-sized Ludeman, a 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman who cops friendly ribbing from teammates for being prematurely bald, upstaged them all in the BBL opener.

Ludeman smacked the fastest BBL half-century – from just 18 balls.

He finished with an unbeaten 92 from 44 deliveries, cracking nine fours and five sixes in Adelaide’s eight-wicket thrashing of the Stars at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night.

Chasing Melbourne’s 7-148, the Strikers took just 12.3 overs to reach their target as Ludeman unleashed.

“That is the good part of Twenty20 cricket, you get on a roll and just keep going with it, you don’t stop,” Ludeman said.

“That is why it’s so much fun and unreal to play.”

Ludeman was unaware he broke the quickest half-century BBL record set by his new teammate Craig Simmons, who took 20 balls to reach the milestone when playing for Perth Scorchers last summer.

“That is a bonus, I suppose,” Ludeman said.

Simmons watched Ludeman’s onslaught from the other end – they opened the batting and put on 83 runs from 5.3 overs.

“That is Twenty20 cricket, hit and miss,” Ludeman said.

“It all came off.”