Overview

• Kaleem set the age mark at 43 years and 303 days for a T20I half-century against a full-member nation, surpassing Chris Gayle’s 2021 record.
• In the Group A match on September 19 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, he scored 64 off 46 balls with seven fours and two sixes while chasing 189, and he also took two wickets.
• His 93-run second-wicket stand with Hammad Mirza put Oman in genuine contention before India closed out the game.
• Times Now reported he also became the oldest half-centurion against India across all formats, a claim not widely corroborated by other outlets.
• The overall oldest T20I fifty remains Tony Whiteman’s 2021 effort for Luxembourg against Malta, with recent feats by veterans such as Mohammad Nabi’s 60 highlighting a broader trend at this Asia Cup.