Joanna Baby created historical past on 7 April at Albergaria by making her T20I debut on the age of 64, turning into the second oldest debutant I this format. The Portugal pacer achieved the historic feat within the three-match sequence towards Norway.
Baby who had a modest outing in her maiden worldwide sport, scoring simply two runs with the bat, was lauded for her ardour for the sport at this age. Notably, she surpassed the likes of Andrew Brownlee (62 years, 145 days) from the Falkland Islands and Mally Moore (62 years, 25 days) from the Cayman Islands. Solely Gibraltar’s Sally Barton, who made her T20I debut at 66 years and 334 days, stands forward of Joanna on the all-time record of oldest T20I debutants.
Portugal managed to defend their complete of 110 within the first match. Joanna retained her place within the aspect for the following two video games as nicely. Within the second T20I, she was handed the ball and bowled 4 deliveries, conceding 11 runs. She didn’t bat in both of the ultimate two video games.
Whereas she had a quiet sequence, with two runs with the bat and 4 balls bowled throughout three matches, and Portugal happening to win the sequence 2-1, many known as her out for uplifting the brand new technology. In a group that additionally featured teenage skills like 15-year-old Ishreet Cheema and 16-year-olds Mariam Waseem and Afsheen Ahmed, Joanna confirmed that age is only a quantity.
Oldest debutants in T20Is
Sally Barton – 66 years and 334 days
Joanna Baby – 64-year-old
Andrew Brownlee – 62 years, 145 days
Cayman’s Mally Moore – 62 years, 25 days
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