The game of cricket is becoming very popular around the world and this game is pulling not only the youth but also many aged cricketers. As a result, one such old player from Portugal has created history by making her debut. Portugal's Joana Child has registered his name in the pages of history by making T20 International debut at the age of 64.
She has become the second oldest cricketer to debut at this age and has registered her name in the record book. The 64-year-old player played for Portugal in the first match of the T20 International Series in Albergaria on 7 April. Child moved to second place in the all -time list, leaving behind Andrew Brownli (62 years, 145 days) of Folland Islands and Cayman's Maili Moore (62 years, 25 days). Now he is only behind Sally Barton of Gibraltar, who made his debut at the age of 66 years and 334 days.
However, she could not do anything special on her debut and scored only 2 runs before being dismissed. In this match, Portugal won by defending the target of 110 runs. Joana was placed in the playing XI for both the second and third T20 Internationals, helping her team win a 2–1 series on Norway. Joana played three matches in three days and showed that she has grown older than her age, but the enthusiasm and fitness inside them is still intact.
Apart from this series, Joana has not recorded any other competitive performance. Nevertheless, fans on social media have praised him for his inspirational, aging achievement. Joanna is part of the Portugal team including many young players. The team also includes 15 -year -old Isrit Cheema, 16 -year -old Maryam Wasim and 16 -year -old Afshin Ahmed. During this series, Joana scored 2 runs in the initial match and bowled four balls, in which she conceded 11 runs.
