New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Oman's Mohammad Nadeem created history on 12 February. He broke Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya's record of becoming the oldest batter to score a half-century in T20 World Cups.

Nadeem achieved the feat at 43 years and 161 days old while Jayasuriya was 39 years and 345 days old while scoring a 50. The destructive opener did it against the West Indies in the 2009 T20 World Cup.

Nadeem's 50, however, failed to break a rather 'embarrassing' record of scoring the slowest half-century in T20 World Cups. He equalled Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan after reaching his 50 from 52 balls. Rizwan achieved his record against Canada in New York during the 2024 tournament.

Just behind them is South Africa's David Miller, whose 50 ...