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Jacob Bethell entered his name in the history books on Wednesday, September 17, by becoming the youngest player to captain England in international cricket. The first T20I of the ongoing three-match series between England and Ireland in Dublin is Bethell\u2019s first match as England captain. He is 21 years and 329 days old.<\/p>\n

In his first T20I as captain of England, Bethell won the toss and opted to field first.<\/p>\n

Bethell was appointed as England\u2019s captain for the ongoing series against Ireland last month. England\u2019s regular white-ball captain Harry Brook is not playing in the ongoing series, but former captain Jos Buttler is available for the first-ever bilateral T20I series between England and Ireland. Buttler, who led England to the T20 World Cup title win in 2022, is part of the playing XI as well, along with Phil Salt, who has also captained England in T20Is in the past.<\/p>\n

Before Bethell, the record of being the youngest player to captain England was in the name of Monty Bowden. Bowden was 23 years and 144 days old when he captained England in a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town on March 25, 1889.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s youngest captains<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PLAYER<\/strong><\/td>\nAGE<\/strong><\/td>\nFORMAT<\/strong><\/td>\nOPPOSITION<\/strong><\/td>\nVENUE<\/strong><\/td>\nDATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Bethell<\/td>\n21 years, 329 days<\/td>\nT20I<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\nDublin<\/td>\nSeptember 17, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monty Bowden<\/td>\n23 years, 144 days<\/td>\nTest<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\nCape Town<\/td>\nMarch 25, 1889<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivo Bligh<\/td>\n23 years, 292 days<\/td>\nTest<\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nMelbourne<\/td>\nDecember 30, 1882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ian Botham<\/td>\n24 years, 186 days<\/td>\nODI<\/td>\nWest Indies<\/td>\nLeeds<\/td>\nMay 28, 1980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ian Botham<\/td>\n24 years, 194 days<\/td>\nTest<\/td>\nWest Indies<\/td>\nNottingham<\/td>\nJune 5, 1980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alastair Cook<\/td>\n24 years, 325 days<\/td>\nT20I<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\nCenturion<\/td>\nNovember 15, 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eoin Morgan<\/td>\n24 years, 349 days<\/td>\nODI<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\nDublin<\/td>\nAugust 25, 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Before Bethell, the youngest player to captain England in T20Is was Alastair Cook. The legendary English batter and former captain was 24 years and 325 days old when he led the English team in the shortest format against South Africa in Centurion on November 15, 2009.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s youngest captains in T20Is<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PLAYER<\/strong><\/td>\nAGE<\/strong><\/td>\nOPPOSITION<\/strong><\/td>\nVENUE<\/strong><\/td>\nDATE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Bethell<\/td>\n21 years, 329 days<\/td>\nIreland<\/td>\nDublin<\/td>\nSeptember 17, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alastair Cook<\/td>\n24 years, 325 days<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\nCenturion<\/td>\nNovember 15, 2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stuart Broad<\/td>\n25 years, 1 day<\/td>\nSri Lanka<\/td>\nBristol<\/td>\nJune 25, 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jos Buttler<\/td>\n25 years, 80 days<\/td>\nPakistan<\/td>\nDubai<\/td>\nNovember 27, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Playing XIs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ireland:<\/strong>\u00a0Paul Stirling (C), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Barry McCarthy, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Craig Young<\/p>\n

England:<\/strong>\u00a0Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (WK), Jacob Bethell (C), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood<\/p>\n

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