Records for ODI Matches
Oldest captains
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
44y 361d | England | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Mar 1985 | ODI # 323 | |
43y 308d | Hong Kong | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Jul 2004 | ODI # 2147 | |
43y 164d | U.A.E. | v Afghanistan | ICCA Dubai | 2 Dec 2014 | ODI # 3560 | |
43y 60d | U.A.E. | v West Indies | Napier | 15 Mar 2015 | ODI # 3638 | |
42y 347d | Netherlands | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 5 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1073 | |
42y 114d | South Africa | v India | New Delhi | 14 Nov 1991 | ODI # 688 | |
42y 68d | Australia | v West Indies | Castries | 12 Apr 1978 | ODI # 49 | |
41y 186d | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 28 Aug 1972 | ODI # 4 | |
41y 42d | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 20 Jul 1973 | ODI # 7 | |
40y 296d | Pakistan | v Australia | Adelaide | 20 Mar 2015 | ODI # 3642 | |
40y 264d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 2 Mar 1983 | ODI # 186 | |
40y 187d | West Indies | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 6 Mar 1985 | ODI # 317 | |
40y 166d | Zimbabwe | v Australia | Cuttack | 30 Oct 1987 | ODI # 471 | |
40y 21d | Netherlands | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 28 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1972 | |
40y 5d | Canada | v Netherlands | Benoni | 1 Dec 2006 | ODI # 2455 | |
39y 317d | England | v Namibia | Gqeberha | 19 Feb 2003 | ODI # 1959 | |
39y 312d | Canada | v West Indies | King City (NW) | 24 Aug 2008 | ODI # 2752 | |
39y 304d | England | v Australia | Lord's | 23 May 1993 | ODI # 832 | |
39y 268d | Kenya | v Zimbabwe | Eden Gardens | 20 Mar 2011 | ODI # 3140 | |
39y 172d | Pakistan | v England | Melbourne | 25 Mar 1992 | ODI # 752 | |
39y 81d | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 27 May 1991 | ODI # 678 | |
38y 255d | Australia | v South Africa | Bloemfontein | 8 Apr 1994 | ODI # 903 | |
38y 145d | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 11 Jan 2024 | ODI # 4720 | |
38y 50d | Scotland | v U.A.E. | Pearland | 3 Jun 2022 | ODI # 4396 | |
37y 354d | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2007 | ODI # 2578 | |
37y 270d | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Feb 1982 | ODI # 146 | |
37y 269d | England | v West Indies | Sydney | 22 Jan 1980 | ODI # 87 | |
37y 267d | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Wankhede | 9 Nov 1993 | ODI # 847 | |
37y 260d | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 8 Mar 1975 | ODI # 17 | |
37y 255d | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 7 Sep 1973 | ODI # 9 | |
37y 237d | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Harare | 17 Dec 2023 | ODI # 4712 | |
37y 216d | England | v Pakistan | Manchester | 24 May 1978 | ODI # 50 | |
37y 199d | Canada | v New Zealand | Benoni | 3 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1977 | |
37y 174d | West Indies | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 22 Oct 1988 | ODI # 527 | |
37y 136d | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Multan | 7 Dec 1984 | ODI # 280 | |
37y 118d | Canada | v Scotland | Dubai (DICS) | 7 Mar 2024 | ODI # 4740 | |
37y 80d | Netherlands | v Australia | Basseterre | 18 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2540 | |
37y 80d | India | v Afghanistan | Dubai (DICS) | 25 Sep 2018 | ODI # 4046 | |
37y 72d | Netherlands | v Afghanistan | Amstelveen | 1 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2881 | |
37y 69d | West Indies | v India | Johannesburg | 30 Sep 2009 | ODI # 2904 | |
37y 62d | Australia | v India | Brisbane | 19 Feb 2012 | ODI # 3244 | |
37y 54d | Pakistan | v Australia | Abu Dhabi | 27 Mar 2019 | ODI # 4118 | |
37y 44d | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 28 Oct 1994 | ODI # 940 | |
37y 26d | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 9 Mar 1975 | ODI # 18 | |
37y 18d | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Kingston | 21 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2547 | |
36y 360d | India | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 30 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4489 | |
36y 339d | Scotland | v Canada | Dubai (DICS) | 7 Mar 2024 | ODI # 4740 | |
36y 317d | Canada | v New Zealand | Gros Islet | 22 Mar 2007 | ODI # 2548 | |
36y 273d | Zimbabwe | v U.S.A. | Harare | 26 Jun 2023 | ODI # 4601 | |
36y 246d | Australia | v South Africa | Perth | 3 Feb 2002 | ODI # 1802 | |
36y 243d | Bermuda | v Netherlands | Potchefstroom | 8 Apr 2009 | ODI # 2837 | |
36y 227d | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 6 Nov 2023 | ODI # 4695 | |
36y 203d | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Dec 1979 | ODI # 78 | |
36y 203d | India | v Australia | Ahmedabad | 19 Nov 2023 | ODI # 4705 | |
36y 172d | England | v Australia | Perth | 9 Dec 1990 | ODI # 649 | |
36y 153d | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 6 Mar 2020 | ODI # 4253 | |
36y 145d | New Zealand | v India | Perth | 9 Dec 1980 | ODI # 99 | |
36y 131d | Ireland | v Canada | Toronto | 7 Sep 2010 | ODI # 3042 | |
36y 124d | India | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 12 Jun 1999 | ODI # 1480 | |
36y 113d | Oman | v P.N.G. | Dubai (DICS) | 12 Apr 2022 | ODI # 4386 | |
36y 94d | Pakistan | v Australia | Perth | 19 Jan 2017 | ODI # 3820 | |
36y 79d | West Indies | v Kenya | Kimberley | 4 Mar 2003 | ODI # 1981 | |
36y 42d | U.A.E. | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 16 Aug 2016 | ODI # 3766 | |
36y 14d | Pakistan | v West Indies | The Oval | 20 Jun 1979 | ODI # 73 | |
35y 332d | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Belfast | 7 Jul 2019 | ODI # 4189 | |
35y 324d | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 25 May 1990 | ODI # 633 | |
35y 322d | Australia | v India | Kochi | 2 Oct 2007 | ODI # 2623 | |
35y 298d | Australia | v New Zealand | Cairns | 11 Sep 2022 | ODI # 4464 | |
35y 282d | England | v Netherlands | Amstelveen | 19 Jun 2022 | ODI # 4414 | |
35y 276d | Scotland | v England | Edinburgh | 19 Jun 2010 | ODI # 2997 | |
35y 275d | Zimbabwe | v India | Pune | 25 Mar 1993 | ODI # 823 | |
35y 248d | Oman | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 29 Jun 2023 | ODI # 4605 | |
35y 243d | India | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1985 | ODI # 319 | |
35y 243d | P.N.G. | v Canada | Windhoek | 5 Apr 2023 | ODI # 4567 | |
35y 241d | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Hobart | 23 Jan 2013 | ODI # 3326 | |
35y 216d | Pakistan | v Australia | Sydney | 14 Jan 1993 | ODI # 791 | |
35y 200d | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Cape Town | 16 Mar 2019 | ODI # 4115 | |
35y 180d | Sri Lanka | v Kenya | Southampton | 30 May 1999 | ODI # 1469 | |
35y 166d | Kenya | v Sri Lanka | Southampton | 30 May 1999 | ODI # 1469 | |
35y 164d | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 20 Jul 2021 | ODI # 4308 | |
35y 155d | Pakistan | v Australia | Perth | 29 Jan 2010 | ODI # 2947 | |
35y 154d | England | v Australia | Sydney | 19 Nov 2022 | ODI # 4477 | |
35y 116d | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 26 Mar 1984 | ODI # 256 | |
35y 115d | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (RPS) | 17 Mar 2006 | ODI # 2351 | |
35y 100d | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2012 | ODI # 3229 | |
35y 66d | Sri Lanka | v England | Pune | 30 Oct 1987 | ODI # 472 | |
35y 50d | West Indies | v England | Sharjah | 19 Dec 1997 | ODI # 1266 | |
35y 38d | Pakistan | v India | Toronto | 21 Sep 1997 | ODI # 1232 | |
35y 37d | U.A.E. | v Netherlands | Lahore | 1 Mar 1996 | ODI # 1069 | |
35y 7d | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 3 Dec 2002 | ODI # 1910 |
Age is shown as at the end of the player's final match as captain
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 3rd ODI, Mar 18, 2024 [ODI # 4745]
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 2nd ODI, Mar 15, 2024 [ODI # 4744]
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 1st ODI, Mar 13, 2024 [ODI # 4743]
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