Youngest captains in ODIs
Youngest captains
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 19y 165d | Afghanistan | v Scotland | Bulawayo | 4 Mar 2018 | ODI # 3983 | |
| 20y 73d | Nepal | v U.A.E. | Kirtipur | 14 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4473 | |
| 20y 297d | Bangladesh | v South Africa | Birmingham | 12 Sep 2004 | ODI # 2171 | |
| 20y 315d | Hong Kong | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 16 Sep 2018 | ODI # 4037 | |
| 20y 342d | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Bulawayo | 20 Apr 2004 | ODI # 2119 | |
| 21y 21d | U.A.E. | v Nepal | Harare | 2 Jul 2023 | ODI # 4610 | |
| 21y 125d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 29 Jul 2006 | ODI # 2392 | |
| 21y 226d | Nepal | v P.N.G. | Sharjah | 16 Mar 2022 | ODI # 4368 | |
| 21y 332d | New Zealand | v West Indies | Kingston | 5 Jul 2012 | ODI # 3283 | |
| 21y 354d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Sharjah | 5 Nov 1993 | ODI # 845 | |
| 22y 71d | South Africa | v India | Dhaka | 13 Apr 2003 | ODI # 2002 | |
| 22y 124d | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Roseau | 26 Jul 2009 | ODI # 2862 | |
| 23y 13d | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Jul 2007 | ODI # 2605 | |
| 23y 72d | West Indies | v South Africa | Durban | 16 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3579 | |
| 23y 123d | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 4 Feb 2018 | ODI # 3970 | |
| 23y 126d | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 28 Aug 1996 | ODI # 1106 | |
| 23y 162d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Karachi | 21 Nov 1980 | ODI # 93 | |
| 23y 182d | India | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 May 2010 | ODI # 2981 | |
| 23y 196d | Pakistan | v India | Sharjah | 7 Apr 1995 | ODI # 995 | |
| 23y 244d | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) | 20 Jul 2013 | ODI # 3392 | |
| 23y 249d | India | v Sri Lanka | Amritsar | 12 Sep 1982 | ODI # 156 | |
| 23y 251d | Hong Kong | v Afghanistan | Kuala Lumpur | 1 May 2014 | ODI # 3487 | |
| 23y 300d | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 18 Apr 2004 | ODI # 2118 | |
| 23y 326d | Ireland | v Netherlands | Dublin | 28 Jul 2008 | ODI # 2737 | |
| 23y 338d | Zimbabwe | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) | 26 Aug 1996 | ODI # 1105 | |
| 23y 342d | Zimbabwe | v Kenya | Bulawayo | 25 Feb 2006 | ODI # 2339 | |
| 23y 358d | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 25 Mar 1997 | ODI # 1184 | |
| 24y 16d | Namibia | v Oman | Windhoek | 27 Apr 2019 | ODI # 4125 | |
| 24y 58d | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 4 Dec 2007 | ODI # 2653 | |
| 24y 75d | Zimbabwe | v India | Bulawayo | 28 May 2010 | ODI # 2981 | |
| 24y 105d | South Africa | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 8 Jan 1994 | ODI # 870 | |
| 24y 157d | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Mirpur | 13 Oct 2011 | ODI # 3198 | |
| 24y 171d | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Multan | 27 Jan 2008 | ODI # 2665 | |
| 24y 178d | India | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 16 Apr 2003 | ODI # 2004 | |
| 24y 186d | England | v West Indies | Leeds | 28 May 1980 | ODI # 89 | |
| 24y 195d | Kenya | v Netherlands | Lincoln | 23 Jan 2014 | ODI # 3460 | |
| 24y 209d | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 10 Apr 2001 | ODI # 1705 | |
| 24y 210d | Kenya | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 8 Dec 2002 | ODI # 1913 | |
| 24y 239d | India | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 2 Jul 2013 | ODI # 3382 | |
| 24y 245d | India | v Pakistan | Indore | 27 Jan 1987 | ODI # 426 | |
| 24y 247d | Hong Kong | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 8 Sep 2016 | ODI # 3778 | |
| 24y 278d | Afghanistan | v Scotland | Benoni | 19 Apr 2009 | ODI # 2842 | |
| 24y 329d | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 26 Oct 2001 | ODI # 1765 | |
| 24y 333d | Sri Lanka | v India | Dhaka | 29 Oct 1988 | ODI # 530 | |
| 24y 349d | England | v Ireland | Dublin | 25 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3185 | |
| 25y 32d | Bangladesh | v New Zealand | Mirpur | 26 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4655 | |
| 25y 42d | New Zealand | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 14 May 2017 | ODI # 3867 | |
| 25y 63d | Sri Lanka | v India | Pallekele | 4 Aug 2012 | ODI # 3295 | |
| 25y 65d | England | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 28 Feb 2010 | ODI # 2964 | |
| 25y 91d | Bangladesh | v India | Chandigarh | 25 Dec 1990 | ODI # 657 | |
| 25y 92d | Bangladesh | v Pakistan | Moratuwa | 31 Mar 1986 | ODI # 375 | |
| 25y 106d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 18 May 2007 | ODI # 2584 | |
| 25y 122d | England | v Ireland | Dublin (Malahide) | 8 May 2015 | ODI # 3650 | |
| 25y 134d | Australia | v England | Lord's | 9 Jun 1979 | ODI # 63 | |
| 25y 139d | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 9 Dec 2018 | ODI # 4071 | |
| 25y 158d | Canada | v Netherlands | Toronto | 3 Jul 2007 | ODI # 2596 | |
| 25y 167d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 23 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3588 | |
| 25y 187d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 12 Aug 2011 | ODI # 3176 | |
| 25y 193d | West Indies | v India | Jaipur | 11 Nov 1994 | ODI # 951 | |
| 25y 196d | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Bengaluru | 10 Nov 1993 | ODI # 848 | |
| 25y 210d | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 19 Sep 2024 | ODI # 4766 | |
| 25y 230d | Canada | v Kenya | King City (NW) | 22 Aug 2009 | ODI # 2877 | |
| 25y 232d | England | v Ireland | Nottingham | 23 Sep 2023 | ODI # 4653 | |
| 25y 234d | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 8 Aug 2018 | ODI # 4030 | |
| 25y 235d | Australia | v England | Hobart | 23 Jan 2015 | ODI # 3589 | |
| 25y 280d | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2 Nov 2004 | ODI # 2189 | |
| 25y 288d | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Chattogram | 23 Nov 2001 | ODI # 1773 | |
| 25y 289d | England | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 10 Oct 2001 | ODI # 1756 | |
| 25y 300d | Netherlands | v England | Amstelveen | 19 Jun 2022 | ODI # 4414 | |
| 25y 324d | Scotland | v Australia | Edinburgh | 3 Sep 2013 | ODI # 3410 | |
| 25y 330d | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 16 Feb 1994 | ODI # 880 | |
| 25y 360d | New Zealand | v Australia | Napier | 3 Mar 2010 | ODI # 2966 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Nepal v Scotland at Dallas, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 39th match, Oct 29, 2024 [ODI # 4788]
United States of America v Nepal at Dallas, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 38th match, Oct 27, 2024 [ODI # 4787]
Sri Lanka v West Indies at Pallekele, 3rd ODI, Oct 26, 2024 [ODI # 4786]