Rohit Paudel creates milestone for Nepal in World Cup: Check out top 10 youngest T20I captains

Nepal cricket team captain Rohit Paudel became the youngest, 21, to lead a men’s team in a World Cup, including T20 and ODI, as his team went out on Wednesday at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas against the Netherlands. Nepal were bundled out for 106 batting first, but they brought the match closer with Paudel leading the way for them with 35 runs off 37 deliveries.

Here is a list of the youngest captains in T20I cricket:

Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground
Noman Amjad	18 years 24 days	France	against the Czech Republic.	Kerava
C Hartmann	18 years 276 days	Isle of man	against Spain	Cartagena
C Hartmann	18 years 276 days	Isle of man	against Spain	Cartagena
L Erdenebulgan	18 years 324d	Mongolia	against Nepal	Hangzhou
D Ndikubwimana	19 years 327 days	Rwanda	against Tanzania	Rwanda
GE Ngegba	20y 19d	Sierra Leone	against Tanzania	Rwanda
Virandeep Singh	20 years 190 days	Malaysia	against Vanuatu	Kuala Lumpur
G McKeon	20 years 204 days	France	against Malta	Dreux
G McKeon	20 years 204 days	France	against Malta	Dreux
T Phaswana	20 years 224 days	Botswana	against Namibia	Kampala

Nepal batted first, but the Netherlands produced an impeccable and consistent bowling effort, where Paul van Meerkeran and Bas de Leede each picked a few wickets. Tim Pringle and Logan van Beek took three wickets each, while Vivian Kingma completed her four overs conceding just 23 runs.

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While Paudel landed 35, the duo of Karan KC and Gulshan Jha chipped in with key strikes of 17 and 14 respectively. Their contributions down the order were key in taking Nepal to a modest total.

With the ball, Nepal delivered a collective effort, as Sompal Kami, Dipendra Singh Airee and Abinash Bohara picked a wicket each. Max D’Owd didn’t stay out to score 54 runs, while Vikramjit Singh and Sybrand Engelbrecht managed 22 and 14 runs respectively. The Dutch sealed the chase with just eight balls to play.