Oldest captains in T20Is
Oldest captains
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
53y 19d | Greece | v Czech Rep. | Castel | 27 Aug 2024 | T20I # 2818 | |
51y 173d | Mexico | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 19 Oct 2023 | T20I # 2322 | |
50y 100d | Luxembourg | v Czech Rep. | Ilfov County | 1 Sep 2019 | T20I # 876 | |
47y 191d | Seychelles | v Uganda | Kigali | 22 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1344 | |
47y 173d | Croatia | v Serbia | Vantaa | 19 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1674 | |
47y 173d | Brazil | v Mexico | Seropedica | 12 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2903 | |
46y 200d | Cambodia | v Myanmar | Bangkok | 27 Jan 2024 | T20I # 2439 | |
45y 263d | Luxembourg | v Israel | Spinaceto | 16 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2691 | |
45y 255d | Mexico | v Argentina | Seropedica | 13 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2906 | |
45y 231d | Bulgaria | v Finland | Port Soif | 27 Aug 2024 | T20I # 2816 | |
45y 98d | Turkey | v Austria | Ilfov County | 31 Aug 2019 | T20I # 875 | |
45y 47d | Portugal | v Gibraltar | Cartagena | 26 Oct 2019 | T20I # 973 | |
45y 47d | Portugal | v Spain | Cartagena | 26 Oct 2019 | T20I # 976 | |
43y 333d | Greece | v Sweden | Vantaa | 18 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1670 | |
43y 249d | Norway | v Finland | Glostrup | 20 May 2023 | T20I # 2075 | |
43y 222d | Mozambique | v Malawi | Blantyre | 10 Nov 2019 | T20I # 1013 | |
43y 212d | Malta | v Czech Rep. | Marsa | 12 May 2022 | T20I # 1528 | |
43y 179d | U.A.E. | v Netherlands | Edinburgh | 12 Jul 2015 | T20I # 434 | |
43y 175d | Turkey | v Croatia | Sofia | 25 Jun 2023 | T20I # 2116 | |
43y 153d | Croatia | v Hungary | Szodliget | 6 Aug 2023 | T20I # 2190 | |
43y 150d | Italy | v Romania | Rome | 16 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2696 | |
43y 124d | Costa Rica | v Belize | Naucalpan | 27 Apr 2019 | T20I # 771 | |
43y 75d | Qatar | v Saudi Arabia | Al Amerat | 16 Apr 2024 | T20I # 2569 | |
43y 74d | Cyprus | v Spain | Castel | 21 Aug 2024 | T20I # 2784 | |
42y 333d | Seychelles | v Kenya | Rwanda | 25 Nov 2022 | T20I # 1922 | |
42y 273d | U.A.E. | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 21 Mar 2014 | T20I # 376 | |
42y 230d | Bahrain | v Saudi Arabia | Doha | 28 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1373 | |
42y 171d | Gibraltar | v Norway | Krefeld | 13 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2756 | |
41y 216d | Serbia | v Romania | Vantaa | 16 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1662 | |
41y 189d | Singapore | v Kuwait | Al Amerat | 24 Aug 2022 | T20I # 1744 | |
41y 162d | Romania | v Malta | Ilfov County | 20 Aug 2023 | T20I # 2204 | |
41y 162d | Romania | v Malta | Ilfov County | 20 Aug 2023 | T20I # 2206 | |
41y 143d | Bahrain | v Kuwait | Mong Kok | 12 Mar 2023 | T20I # 2021 | |
41y 6d | Denmark | v Germany | Almeria | 20 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1330 | |
40y 360d | Switzerland | v Croatia | Krefeld | 13 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2758 | |
40y 338d | Peru | v Mexico | Cortijo Polo Club Pitch B | 5 Oct 2019 | T20I # 913 | |
40y 338d | Peru | v Chile | Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A | 5 Oct 2019 | T20I # 915 | |
40y 333d | Bahrain | v Qatar | Al Amerat | 24 Jan 2019 | T20I # 728 | |
40y 204d | Malta | v Romania | Ilfov County | 19 Aug 2023 | T20I # 2202 | |
40y 175d | Serbia | v Belgium | Krefeld | 12 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2755 | |
40y 161d | Sweden | v Finland | Glostrup | 21 May 2023 | T20I # 2076 | |
40y 160d | Swaziland | v Rwanda | Rwanda | 22 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1339 | |
40y 127d | Belgium | v Austria | Lower Austria | 26 May 2024 | T20I # 2627 | |
40y 127d | Belgium | v Austria | Lower Austria | 26 May 2024 | T20I # 2629 | |
40y 120d | Gibraltar | v Portugal | Albergaria | 22 Aug 2021 | T20I # 1238 | |
40y 108d | Gibraltar | v Serbia | Gibraltar | 30 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2878 | |
40y 108d | Gibraltar | v Serbia | Gibraltar | 30 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2881 | |
40y 41d | Panama | v Cayman | Buenos Aires | 2 Mar 2023 | T20I # 2010 | |
40y 17d | Qatar | v Bahrain | Al Amerat | 24 Jan 2019 | T20I # 728 | |
40y 17d | Qatar | v Saudi Arabia | Al Amerat | 24 Jan 2019 | T20I # 729 | |
39y 362d | Canada | v Zimbabwe | King City (NW) | 13 Oct 2008 | T20I # 75 | |
39y 327d | Cyprus | v Estonia | Episkopi | 8 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1290 | |
39y 282d | Slovenia | v Luxembourg | Vantaa | 30 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1708 | |
39y 216d | Oman | v Afghanistan | Dubai (DICS) | 20 Jan 2017 | T20I # 586 | |
39y 211d | Malawi | v Tanzania | Dar-es-Salaam | 26 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2868 | |
39y 177d | Belgium | v Malta | Marsa | 10 Jul 2021 | T20I # 1186 | |
39y 113d | Denmark | v Portugal | Waterloo | 4 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1611 | |
39y 96d | Israel | v Luxembourg | Spinaceto | 16 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2691 | |
39y 54d | Germany | v Croatia | Krefeld | 14 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2761 | |
38y 365d | Croatia | v Germany | Krefeld | 14 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2761 | |
38y 363d | Isle of Man | v Portugal | Spinaceto | 16 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2695 | |
38y 329d | Canada | v Bermuda | Belfast | 5 Aug 2008 | T20I # 67 | |
38y 306d | Czech Rep. | v Austria | Vinor | 23 May 2021 | T20I # 1164 | |
38y 225d | Czech Rep. | v Belgium | Walferdange | 30 Aug 2020 | T20I # 1091 | |
38y 183d | Zimbabwe | v Kenya | Nairobi (Gym) | 24 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2934 | |
38y 144d | Bhutan | v Thailand | Kuala Lumpur | 31 Jul 2023 | T20I # 2185 | |
38y 91d | ICC World XI | v West Indies | Lord's | 31 May 2018 | T20I # 666 | |
38y 72d | Zimbabwe | v Namibia | Windhoek | 30 Oct 2023 | T20I # 2337 | |
38y 51d | Chile | v Argentina | Buenos Aires | 20 Oct 2023 | T20I # 2323 | |
38y 32d | Gambia | v Cameroon | Kigali | 9 Dec 2022 | T20I # 1948 | |
38y 27d | Norway | v Jersey | Krefeld | 14 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2763 | |
38y 24d | Portugal | v Spain | Cartagena | 25 Oct 2019 | T20I # 970 | |
37y 318d | Chile | v Argentina | Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A | 5 Oct 2019 | T20I # 912 | |
37y 318d | Chile | v Peru | Cortijo Polo Club Pitch A | 5 Oct 2019 | T20I # 915 | |
37y 307d | Afghanistan | v Australia | Adelaide | 4 Nov 2022 | T20I # 1864 | |
37y 298d | Germany | v Norway | St Peter Port | 20 Jun 2019 | T20I # 805 | |
37y 298d | Germany | v Jersey | St Peter Port | 20 Jun 2019 | T20I # 807 | |
37y 291d | Finland | v Spain | Castel | 28 Aug 2024 | T20I # 2822 | |
37y 275d | Pakistan | v England | Abu Dhabi | 27 Feb 2012 | T20I # 229 | |
37y 234d | Tanzania | v Malawi | Dar-es-Salaam | 26 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2868 | |
37y 214d | Canada | v Pakistan | New York | 11 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2665 | |
37y 207d | Scotland | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 7 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1406 | |
37y 180d | Cameroon | v Sierra Leone | Benoni | 10 Dec 2023 | T20I # 2392 | |
37y 157d | Scotland | v Australia | Edinburgh | 7 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2846 | |
37y 152d | Qatar | v Singapore | Bangi | 23 Dec 2022 | T20I # 1980 | |
37y 74d | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Harare | 9 Dec 2023 | T20I # 2388 | |
37y 60d | India | v South Africa | Bridgetown | 29 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2729 | |
37y 55d | Malta | v Spain | Cartagena | 30 Mar 2019 | T20I # 765 | |
37y 40d | Kenya | v Ireland | Belfast | 4 Aug 2008 | T20I # 64 | |
37y 40d | Kenya | v Scotland | Belfast | 4 Aug 2008 | T20I # 66 | |
37y 10d | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Basseterre | 2 Aug 2009 | T20I # 117 | |
37y 5d | Pakistan | v South Africa | Centurion | 6 Feb 2019 | T20I # 736 | |
37y 3d | Cayman | v Bermuda | Sandys Parish | 25 Aug 2019 | T20I # 866 | |
36y 353d | Netherlands | v Pakistan | Lord's | 9 Jun 2009 | T20I # 98 | |
36y 317d | P.N.G. | v New Zealand | Tarouba | 17 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2702 | |
36y 296d | Switzerland | v Malta | Marsa | 24 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1359 | |
36y 267d | Luxembourg | v Romania | Marsa | 16 Jul 2023 | T20I # 2144 | |
36y 240d | Belgium | v Serbia | Krefeld | 12 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2755 | |
36y 215d | Malawi | v Mozambique | Blantyre | 9 Nov 2019 | T20I # 1010 | |
36y 201d | Germany | v Belgium | Waterloo | 12 May 2019 | T20I # 775 | |
36y 197d | U.A.E. | v Ireland | Dubai (DICS) | 18 Jan 2017 | T20I # 583 | |
36y 197d | Serbia | v Greece | Corfu | 15 Oct 2019 | T20I # 932 | |
36y 191d | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Pallekele | 6 Mar 2020 | T20I # 1078 | |
36y 180d | Oman | v U.A.E. | Al Amerat | 21 Apr 2024 | T20I # 2580 | |
36y 178d | Pakistan | v England | Bristol | 28 Aug 2006 | T20I # 8 | |
36y 173d | South Korea | v Philippines | Incheon | 5 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2894 | |
36y 153d | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Providence | 7 Jul 2022 | T20I # 1617 | |
36y 146d | Hungary | v Czech Rep. | Vinor | 11 Jun 2023 | T20I # 2092 | |
36y 146d | Hungary | v Czech Rep. | Vinor | 11 Jun 2023 | T20I # 2095 | |
36y 114d | Bangladesh | v Afghanistan | Sylhet | 16 Jul 2023 | T20I # 2145 | |
36y 103d | Portugal | v Isle of Man | Spinaceto | 16 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2695 | |
36y 89d | Malta | v Bulgaria | Sofia | 24 Sep 2020 | T20I # 1100 | |
36y 79d | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 5 Sep 2023 | T20I # 2232 | |
36y 61d | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Feb 2024 | T20I # 2484 | |
36y 56d | Oman | v U.A.E. | Al Amerat | 14 Feb 2022 | T20I # 1464 | |
36y 42d | Zimbabwe | v Afghanistan | Chattogram | 20 Sep 2019 | T20I # 890 | |
36y 33d | Germany | v Spain | Almeria | 6 Nov 2022 | T20I # 1874 | |
36y 28d | Malaysia | v Bahrain | Kuala Lumpur | 11 Mar 2024 | T20I # 2514 | |
36y 26d | Serbia | v Slovenia | Ljubljana | 30 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2730 | |
36y 5d | Iran | v Kuwait | Al Amerat | 25 Feb 2020 | T20I # 1061 | |
35y 361d | Bermuda | v Scotland | Belfast | 3 Aug 2008 | T20I # 61 | |
35y 361d | Bermuda | v Ireland | Belfast | 3 Aug 2008 | T20I # 63 | |
35y 348d | Australia | v Ireland | Brisbane | 31 Oct 2022 | T20I # 1855 | |
35y 338d | Panama | v Mexico | Naucalpan | 27 Apr 2019 | T20I # 770 | |
35y 323d | Costa Rica | v Mexico | Guacima | 14 Apr 2024 | T20I # 2564 | |
35y 312d | Australia | v India | Durban | 22 Sep 2007 | T20I # 45 | |
35y 296d | Nigeria | v Rwanda | Lagos | 14 Oct 2023 | T20I # 2313 | |
35y 294d | Sierra Leone | v Cameroon | Rwanda | 7 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1401 | |
35y 236d | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 29 Jul 2021 | T20I # 1207 | |
35y 181d | Malta | v Belgium | Dreux | 11 May 2024 | T20I # 2604 | |
35y 178d | Malta | v Cyprus | Port Soif | 28 Aug 2024 | T20I # 2821 | |
35y 167d | Panama | v Bermuda | Hamilton | 4 Oct 2023 | T20I # 2289 | |
35y 148d | Scotland | v Ireland | Dubai (DICS) | 11 Feb 2010 | T20I # 140 | |
35y 140d | Kenya | v Zimbabwe | Nairobi (Gym) | 24 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2934 | |
35y 135d | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Jan 2022 | T20I # 1454 | |
35y 134d | Romania | v Bulgaria | Ilfov County | 24 May 2024 | T20I # 2620 | |
35y 133d | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Colombo (RPS) | 7 Oct 2012 | T20I # 289 | |
35y 118d | Oman | v Scotland | Al Amerat | 17 Feb 2019 | T20I # 744 | |
35y 109d | South Africa | v West Indies | Kingston | 26 May 2024 | T20I # 2630 | |
35y 91d | Eswatini | v Lesotho | Malkerns | 31 Mar 2024 | T20I # 2538 | |
35y 76d | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Harare | 23 Apr 2021 | T20I # 1156 | |
35y 70d | Bermuda | v Kenya | ICCA Dubai | 21 Oct 2019 | T20I # 953 | |
35y 52d | India | v West Indies | Lauderhill | 28 Aug 2016 | T20I # 563 | |
35y 42d | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 25 Nov 2011 | T20I # 215 | |
35y 30d | Argentina | v Cayman | Buenos Aires | 4 Mar 2023 | T20I # 2013 | |
35y 29d | Zimbabwe | v West Indies | Hobart | 19 Oct 2022 | T20I # 1834 | |
35y 10d | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 14 Jan 2015 | T20I # 415 | |
35y 5d | Kenya | v Nigeria | Nairobi | 17 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2766 | |
34y 344d | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 24 Mar 2019 | T20I # 763 | |
34y 340d | Sri Lanka | v England | Pallekele | 1 Oct 2012 | T20I # 284 | |
34y 339d | Panama | v Canada | Coolidge | 14 Nov 2021 | T20I # 1427 | |
34y 306d | U.A.E. | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 19 Feb 2023 | T20I # 1995 | |
34y 285d | Romania | v Italy | Rome | 16 Jun 2024 | T20I # 2696 | |
34y 284d | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 20 Feb 2022 | T20I # 1479 | |
34y 272d | Serbia | v Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 30 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2878 | |
34y 272d | Serbia | v Gibraltar | Gibraltar | 30 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2881 | |
34y 268d | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 5 Sep 2023 | T20I # 2232 | |
34y 251d | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 21 Nov 2013 | T20I # 341 | |
34y 249d | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2019 | T20I # 755 | |
34y 248d | Fiji | v Cook Islands | Port vila | 14 Sep 2022 | T20I # 1773 | |
34y 233d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 14 Jan 2011 | T20I # 198 | |
34y 228d | Australia | v India | Sydney | 31 Jan 2016 | T20I # 489 | |
34y 224d | Tanzania | v Uganda | Rwanda | 23 Dec 2022 | T20I # 1983 | |
34y 213d | Canada | v Kenya | ICCA Dubai | 16 Mar 2013 | T20I # 311 | |
34y 211d | Samoa | v Fiji | Port vila | 15 Sep 2022 | T20I # 1774 | |
34y 190d | Sweden | v Slovenia | Krefeld | 13 Jul 2024 | T20I # 2760 | |
34y 171d | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 8 Jun 2009 | T20I # 97 | |
34y 153d | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 16 Dec 2007 | T20I # 50 | |
34y 153d | P.N.G. | v Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 16 Mar 2024 | T20I # 2522 | |
34y 117d | Ghana | v Mali | Dar-es-Salaam | 26 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2866 | |
34y 113d | Cameroon | v Lesotho | Dar-es-Salaam | 26 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2867 | |
34y 112d | Netherlands | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 22 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1346 | |
34y 111d | Maldives | v Kuwait | Doha | 28 Oct 2021 | T20I # 1372 | |
34y 98d | Uganda | v Tanzania | Rwanda | 28 Aug 2023 | T20I # 2220 | |
34y 65d | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 10 Nov 2020 | T20I # 1107 | |
34y 28d | India | v Bangladesh | Hyderabad | 12 Oct 2024 | T20I # 2904 | |
34y 26d | Ireland | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 29 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2876 | |
34y 13d | Kuwait | v Hong Kong | Bangi | 9 Sep 2024 | T20I # 2849 |
Age is shown as at the end of the player's final match as captain
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Uganda v Bahrain at Jinja, 2nd T20I, Oct 29, 2024 [T20I # 2937]
Uganda v Bahrain at Jinja, 1st T20I, Oct 28, 2024 [T20I # 2936]
Gambia v Mozambique at Nairobi (Ruaraka), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B 15th match, Oct 24, 2024 [T20I # 2935]
Kenya v Zimbabwe at Nairobi (Gym), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B 14th match, Oct 24, 2024 [T20I # 2934]
Rwanda v Seychelles at Nairobi (Ruaraka), ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B 13th match, Oct 24, 2024 [T20I # 2933]
Bhutan v Indonesia at Gelephu, Bhutan Quadrangular T20I Series 3rd place play-off, Oct 24, 2024 [T20I # 2932]