Dubai, UAE, Jan. 26 -- Nepali all-rounder Rohit Kumar Paudel, at 16 years and 146 days old, has become the youngest male batsman in history to register a 50 in One-Day International cricket, after hitting 55 runs off 58 balls against UAE, on Saturday. After losing an opener on Friday, Nepal bounced back on Saturday to register a thumping victory over UAE.

The previous record was set by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi who registered 102 runs against Sri Lanka aged 16 years and 217 days in Nairobi in 1996. The other international record of a half-century in a Test Match was set by Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who registered 59 runs against Pakistan aged 16 years and 213 days in Pakistan in 1989.

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