Delhi: In the game of cricket, it is often heard that ‘Age is just a number’ and many players have tried their best to prove this to be true. While most of the players start planning their retirement as soon as they cross the age of 35-36, there have been some players in the world who, even after reaching the threshold of 40, proved their batting prowess in the world’s biggest stage i.e. ICC tournaments and scored 50.
These are the 5 oldest players to score a fifty in ICC tournaments.
- Mohammad Nadeem
Oman’s all-rounder Mohammad Nadeem is at the top of this list. He crossed the 50-run mark after facing 52 balls against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2026. He has accomplished this feat at the age of 43 years, 161 days. In the match, he scored unbeaten 53 runs on 52 balls and his team had to face defeat.
- Flavian Aponso
When Flavien Aponso of Netherlands scored 58 runs against Pakistan in the 1996 World Cup hosted by Pakistan, he played 105 balls. During this, he had hit fifty in 94 balls. At that time his age was 43 years, 121 days.
- Misbah-ul-Haq
Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq is also a part of this unwanted list. In the 2015 World Cup, he touched the 50-run mark by playing 73 balls against South Africa. At that time his age was 40 years, 283 days. In the match, Misbah played an innings of 56 runs in 86 balls.
- Sanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya liked to score runs at a fast pace and was known for hitting long sixes, but in the 2009 T20 World Cup, he scored a fifty in 29 balls against West Indies. Then his age was 39 years, 345 days.
- Shoaib Malik
When former Pakistan star all-rounder Shoaib Malik achieved the feat of scoring fifty in 18 balls against Scotland in the 2021 T20 World Cup, he was 39 years, 279 days old.
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