Youngest player to score a double hundred in Test

Pakistan’s Javed Miandad is the youngest player to score a double century in Test cricket. At the age of 19 years and 140 days, he scored 206 against New Zealand in Karachi. West Indies’ George Headley (20 years and 308 days) is the second youngest cricketer to score a double century. In 1930, he scored 223 runs against England at Kingston. Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli comes in second with 224 runs at the age of 21 years and 32 days. In 1993, he accomplished the feat against England at the Wankhede Stadium. Check out the other young players who have scored a century.

PlayerAgeRunsTeamOppositionGroundMatch Date
Javed Miandad19y 140d206Pakistanv New ZealandKarachi30-Oct-76
George Headley20y 308d223West Indiesv EnglandKingston03-Apr-30
Vinod Kambli21y 32d224Indiav EnglandWankhede19-Feb-93
Gary Sobers21y 213d365*West Indiesv PakistanKingston26-Feb-58
Graeme Smith21y 259d200South Africav BangladeshEast London18-Oct-02
Mahela Jayawardene21y 273d242Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (SSC)24-Feb-99
Sunil Gavaskar21y 277d220Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain13-Apr-71
Carlos Brathwaite21y 278d212West Indiesv BangladeshKingstown05-Sep-14
Don Bradman21y 304d254Australiav EnglandLord’s27-Jun-30
Jacques Rudolph21y 355d222*South Africav BangladeshChattogram24-Apr-03

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