Paudel, the youngest batsman to hit an international half century

ICC
By Republica
Published: January 26, 2019 07:07 PM

Rohit Paudel recorded himself in the history to become the youngest man to hit a half century in an international match. He was 16 years and 146 days then.

Paudel scored 55 runs from 58 balls in the second ODI against UAE, beating the record of Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi. Tendulkar made the record at the age of 16 years and 213 days during a test against Pakistan.  Likewise, in the ODIs, Afridi had that record at the age of 16 years and 217 days against Sri-Lanka.

Paudel debuted on ODI against Netherland on August 3, 2018.

 

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