Oldest captains on captaincy debut
Records for T20I Matches
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| T Whiteman | 50y 97d | Luxembourg | v Turkey | Ilfov County | 29 Aug 2019 | T20I # 868 |
| KJ Patel | 47y 185d | Seychelles | v Ghana | Rwanda | 16 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1301 |
| J Grzinic | 47y 167d | Croatia | v Sweden | Kerava | 13 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1645 |
| Tarun Sharma | 46y 361d | Mexico | v Belize | Naucalpan | 25 Apr 2019 | T20I # 766 |
| R Ulutuna | 45y 96d | Turkey | v Luxembourg | Ilfov County | 29 Aug 2019 | T20I # 868 |
| Tariq Aziz | 45y 47d | Portugal | v Gibraltar | Cartagena | 26 Oct 2019 | T20I # 973 |
| Kaleem Shah | 43y 218d | Mozambique | v Malawi | Lilongwe | 6 Nov 2019 | T20I # 1003 |
| Mohammad Tauqir | 43y 176d | U.A.E. | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 9 Jul 2015 | T20I # 430 |
| C Prasad | 43y 122d | Costa Rica | v Panama | Naucalpan | 25 Apr 2019 | T20I # 767 |
| Amar Sharma | 42y 325d | Malta | v Luxembourg | Ilfov County | 2 Sep 2021 | T20I # 1247 |
| N Krishna | 42y 325d | Seychelles | v Botswana | Kigali | 17 Nov 2022 | T20I # 1888 |
| Ali Saleem | 42y 314d | Norway | v Estonia | Kerava | 24 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1681 |
| Khurram Khan | 42y 269d | U.A.E. | v Netherlands | Sylhet | 17 Mar 2014 | T20I # 369 |
| G Caisley | 42y 164d | Brazil | v Chile | Cortijo Polo Club Pitch B | 3 Oct 2019 | T20I # 904 |
| J Mees | 41y 336d | Luxembourg | v Czech Rep. | Walferdange | 28 Aug 2020 | T20I # 1086 |
| RL Vitas | 41y 194d | Serbia | v Bulgaria | Sofia | 24 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1576 |
| A Manousis | 41y 57d | Greece | v Serbia | Corfu | 15 Oct 2019 | T20I # 932 |
| A Khan | 41y 5d | Denmark | v Italy | Almeria | 19 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1316 |
| Anasim Khan | 40y 348d | Bahrain | v Oman | Al Amerat | 23 Feb 2020 | T20I # 1050 |
| M Spry | 40y 336d | Peru | v Brazil | Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A | 3 Oct 2019 | T20I # 905 |
| Adil Hanif | 40y 329d | Bahrain | v Saudi Arabia | Al Amerat | 20 Jan 2019 | T20I # 719 |
| P Mishra | 40y 278d | Bulgaria | v Serbia | Corfu | 14 Oct 2019 | T20I # 931 |
| GK Berg | 40y 270d | Italy | v Denmark | Almeria | 15 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1297 |
| Shahzeb Choudhry | 40y 158d | Sweden | v Norway | Glostrup | 18 May 2023 | T20I # 2069 |
| Naeem Gull | 40y 154d | Swaziland | v Lesotho | Kigali | 16 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1299 |
| Sarfaraz Ali | 40y 121d | Bahrain | v Germany | Al Amerat | 18 Feb 2022 | T20I # 1471 |
| E Packard | 40y 118d | Gibraltar | v Malta | Albergaria | 20 Aug 2021 | T20I # 1230 |
| Irfan Hafejee | 40y 36d | Panama | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 25 Feb 2023 | T20I # 2002 |
| Inam-ul-Haq | 40y 14d | Qatar | v Saudi Arabia | Al Amerat | 21 Jan 2019 | T20I # 722 |
| S Dhaniram | 39y 359d | Canada | v Pakistan | King City (NW) | 10 Oct 2008 | T20I # 70 |
| M Kyriacou | 39y 324d | Cyprus | v Estonia | Episkopi | 5 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1282 |
| Ayyaz Qureshi | 39y 277d | Slovenia | v Austria | Kerava | 25 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1684 |
| BA Pai | 39y 270d | Gibraltar | v Malta | Marsa | 21 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1335 |
| Faheem Nazir | 38y 327d | Switzerland | v Luxembourg | Walferdange | 11 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1559 |
| IDM Latin | 38y 327d | Gibraltar | v Portugal | Gibraltar | 7 May 2023 | T20I # 2062 |
| S Thuraisingam | 38y 326d | Canada | v Netherlands | Belfast | 2 Aug 2008 | T20I # 60 |
| S Wickramasekara | 38y 304d | Czech Rep. | v Luxembourg | Vinor | 21 May 2021 | T20I # 1159 |
| MV Pavlovic | 38y 171d | Serbia | v Bulgaria | Belgrade | 9 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1627 |
| Amjad Mahboob | 38y 156d | Singapore | v Qatar | Singapore | 22 Jul 2019 | T20I # 832 |
| FA Klokker | 38y 154d | Denmark | v Sweden | Brondby | 14 Aug 2021 | T20I # 1223 |
| Sultan Ahmed | 38y 37d | Oman | v Afghanistan | Dublin | 25 Jul 2015 | T20I # 446 |
| P Buccimazza | 38y 24d | Portugal | v Spain | Cartagena | 25 Oct 2019 | T20I # 970 |
| P Campbell | 38y 24d | Gambia | v Eswatini | Kigali | 1 Dec 2022 | T20I # 1926 |
| K Gupta | 37y 316d | Chile | v Brazil | Cortijo Polo Club Pitch B | 3 Oct 2019 | T20I # 904 |
| R Pillai | 37y 272d | Germany | v Italy | Utrecht | 25 May 2019 | T20I # 786 |
| EB Knowles | 37y 224d | Czech Rep. | v Austria | Ilfov County | 30 Aug 2019 | T20I # 870 |
| R Satheesan | 37y 171d | Romania | v Austria | Ilfov County | 29 Aug 2019 | T20I # 867 |
| Mohammed Rizlan | 37y 144d | Qatar | v Singapore | Bangi | 15 Dec 2022 | T20I # 1957 |
| Shaheryar Butt | 37y 117d | Belgium | v Germany | Waterloo | 11 May 2019 | T20I # 774 |
| N Khosla | 37y 54d | Malta | v Spain | Cartagena | 29 Mar 2019 | T20I # 764 |
| FL Reifer | 37y 10d | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Basseterre | 2 Aug 2009 | T20I # 117 |
| A Morris | 36y 361d | Cayman Is | v Canada | Sandys Parish | 18 Aug 2019 | T20I # 852 |
| Anser Mehmood | 36y 294d | Switzerland | v Gibraltar | Marsa | 22 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1341 |
| B Arora | 36y 264d | Malta | v Czech Rep. | Marsa | 18 Oct 2019 | T20I # 934 |
| MA Baig | 36y 230d | Malawi | v Uganda | Kigali | 16 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1302 |
| M Abdulla | 36y 212d | Malawi | v Mozambique | Lilongwe | 6 Nov 2019 | T20I # 1003 |
| A Sarma | 36y 201d | Germany | v Belgium | Waterloo | 12 May 2019 | T20I # 775 |
| H Dajc | 36y 196d | Serbia | v Bulgaria | Corfu | 14 Oct 2019 | T20I # 931 |
| Amjad Sher | 36y 190d | Finland | v Norway | Glostrup | 20 May 2023 | T20I # 2075 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 36y 178d | Pakistan | v England | Bristol | 28 Aug 2006 | T20I # 8 |
| JB Abega | 36y 172d | Cameroon | v Sierra Leone | Rwanda | 2 Dec 2022 | T20I # 1930 |
| SE Aquilina | 36y 88d | Malta | v Bulgaria | Sofia | 23 Sep 2020 | T20I # 1098 |
| SO Tikolo | 36y 68d | Kenya | v Bangladesh | Nairobi (Gym) | 1 Sep 2007 | T20I # 17 |
| J Smits | 36y 42d | Netherlands | v Kenya | Belfast | 2 Aug 2008 | T20I # 58 |
| CR Ervine | 36y 8d | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Dublin | 27 Aug 2021 | T20I # 1241 |
| Saad Bin Zafar | 36y 4d | Canada | v Bahrain | Al Amerat | 14 Nov 2022 | T20I # 1881 |
| DK Dahani | 36y 3d | Iran | v U.A.E. | Al Amerat | 23 Feb 2020 | T20I # 1047 |
| IH Romaine | 35y 361d | Bermuda | v Scotland | Belfast | 3 Aug 2008 | T20I # 61 |
| Imran Bulbulia | 35y 336d | Panama | v Costa Rica | Naucalpan | 25 Apr 2019 | T20I # 767 |
| AC Gilchrist | 35y 310d | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 20 Sep 2007 | T20I # 41 |
| L Lamin | 35y 275d | Sierra Leone | v Nigeria | Lagos | 19 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1317 |
| S Dhawan | 35y 232d | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 25 Jul 2021 | T20I # 1204 |
| Amjad Javed | 35y 214d | U.A.E. | v Scotland | ICCA Dubai | 4 Feb 2016 | T20I # 491 |
| MJ Richardson | 35y 143d | Germany | v Philippines | Al Amerat | 24 Feb 2022 | T20I # 1489 |
| AV Lalcheta | 35y 114d | Oman | v Ireland | Al Amerat | 13 Feb 2019 | T20I # 740 |
| DC Stovell | 35y 68d | Bermuda | v P.N.G. | ICCA Dubai | 19 Oct 2019 | T20I # 940 |
| JL Ontong | 35y 10d | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 | T20I # 415 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 34y 344d | Pakistan | v Australia | Dubai (DSC) | 7 May 2009 | T20I # 89 |
| Yusuf Ebrahim | 34y 332d | Panama | v U.S.A. | Coolidge | 7 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1407 |
| AR Patwa | 34y 270d | Tanzania | v Mozambique | Rwanda | 2 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1385 |
| GM Hamilton | 34y 263d | Scotland | v New Zealand | The Oval | 6 Jun 2009 | T20I # 91 |
| RW Chakabva | 34y 246d | Zimbabwe | v Namibia | Bulawayo | 24 May 2022 | T20I # 1547 |
| JW Batinibulu | 34y 243d | Fiji | v Vanuatu | Port vila | 9 Sep 2022 | T20I # 1762 |
| KD Mills | 34y 236d | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 6 Nov 2013 | T20I # 333 |
| Abhijeet Ahuja | 34y 229d | Hungary | v Czech Rep. | Ilfov County | 2 Sep 2021 | T20I # 1246 |
| SR Watson | 34y 228d | Australia | v India | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 | T20I # 489 |
| JD Baker | 34y 205d | Samoa | v Cook Islands | Port vila | 9 Sep 2022 | T20I # 1763 |
| Jun Hyunwoo | 34y 183d | South Korea | v Indonesia | Sano | 15 Oct 2022 | T20I # 1821 |
| VP Thamotharam | 34y 173d | Malta | v Portugal | Gibraltar | 4 May 2023 | T20I # 2055 |
| K Nassoro | 34y 172d | Tanzania | v Rwanda | Dar-es-Salaam | 1 Nov 2022 | T20I # 1857 |
| SM Pollock | 34y 153d | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 16 Dec 2007 | T20I # 50 |
| Adil Butt | 34y 147d | Eswatini | v Malawi | Benoni | 27 May 2023 | T20I # 2077 |
| CP Rizwan | 34y 124d | U.A.E. | v Kuwait | Al Amerat | 21 Aug 2022 | T20I # 1741 |
| Khawar Ali | 34y 65d | Oman | v Bahrain | Al Amerat | 23 Feb 2020 | T20I # 1050 |
| CJ Chibhabha | 34y 62d | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 7 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1105 |
| V Ganesan | 33y 355d | Germany | v Belgium | Waterloo | 11 May 2019 | T20I # 773 |
| GT Taylor | 33y 328d | Bahamas | v Canada | North Sound | 7 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1405 |
| Sheraz Sheikh | 33y 251d | Belgium | v Austria | Waterloo | 24 Jul 2021 | T20I # 1199 |
| Samir Patel | 33y 228d | Lesotho | v Swaziland | Kigali | 16 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1299 |
| F Behardien | 33y 103d | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2017 | T20I # 589 |
| MM Ali | 33y 82d | England | v Australia | Southampton | 8 Sep 2020 | T20I # 1097 |
| SC Williams | 33y 1d | Zimbabwe | v Nepal | Singapore | 27 Sep 2019 | T20I # 894 |
| Raza Iqbal | 32y 363d | Norway | v Italy | St Peter Port | 15 Jun 2019 | T20I # 792 |
| MS Wade | 32y 346d | Australia | v India | Sydney | 6 Dec 2020 | T20I # 1115 |
| SKA Awiah | 32y 336d | Ghana | v Mozambique | Kigali | 2 Dec 2022 | T20I # 1928 |
| GRD Munasinghe | 32y 230d | Italy | v Germany | Utrecht | 25 May 2019 | T20I # 786 |
| KA Pollard | 32y 186d | West Indies | v Afghanistan | Lucknow | 14 Nov 2019 | T20I # 1015 |
| GP Swann | 32y 183d | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 23 Sep 2011 | T20I # 207 |
| RD Berrington | 32y 170d | Scotland | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 20 Sep 2019 | T20I # 891 |
| H Masakadza | 32y 161d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Khulna | 17 Jan 2016 | T20I # 481 |
| Bilal Zalmai | 32y 142d | Austria | v Luxembourg | Vinor | 23 May 2021 | T20I # 1163 |
| Khaibar Deldar | 32y 58d | Hungary | v Austria | Lower Austria | 4 Jun 2022 | T20I # 1548 |
| M Taylor | 32y 24d | Bahamas | v Cayman Is | George Town | 13 Apr 2022 | T20I # 1508 |
| WU Tharanga | 32y 15d | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Melbourne | 17 Feb 2017 | T20I # 596 |
| Mahmudullah | 32y 11d | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Mirpur | 15 Feb 2018 | T20I # 648 |
| N Senamontree | 32y 3d | Thailand | v Indonesia | Phnom Penh | 1 May 2023 | T20I # 2050 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Malawi v Mozambique at Benoni, Southern Africa Cup 4th match, May 28, 2023 [T20I # 2078]
Eswatini v Malawi at Benoni, Southern Africa Cup 2nd match, May 27, 2023 [T20I # 2077]
Finland v Sweden at Glostrup, Nordic T20 Cup 10th match, May 21, 2023 [T20I # 2076]
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