Rawalpindi, May 30 -- Victoria batter Oliver Peake became the 252nd Australian to play men's one-day international cricket during the first ODI against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

The 19-year-old from Geelong has been on a meteoric trajectory since playing a star role in Australia's U19 World Cup win in 2024, when aged just 17, according to the cricket.com.au.

At 19 years and 261 days, the left-hander broke former Australian captain Ricky Ponting's 31-year-old record as the youngest specialist batter to debut for Australia.

Ponting was aged 20 years and 58 days when he made his ODI debut in February 1995 against South Africa during a tournament in New Zealand, making 1 batting at No.6.

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