Overview

• Kaleem reached his half-century off 38 balls and finished on 64 in the Asia Cup Group A match against India in Abu Dhabi.
• He set the age mark at 43 years and 303 days, surpassing Chris Gayle’s previous benchmark of 41 years and 294 days from 2021.
• He added a 93-run second-wicket stand with Hammad Mirza, who also registered a fifty, according to match reports.
• He contributed with the ball as well, taking two wickets in three overs by dismissing Axar Patel and Shivam Dube.
• Times Now reports he is also the oldest half-centurion against India in any format, while the overall T20I age record for a fifty remains Tony Whiteman’s at 52 against Malta.