5 Oldest players to score a century in One Day Internationals 

#1 - 43 years 162 days by Khurram Khan against Afghanistan at Dubai, 2014

Khurram Khan played a match-saving innings

For around 5 years, it must have been a given that Sanath Jayasuriya's record would not be broken but in came U.A.E's very own senior citizen, Khurram Khan, to usurp that record by scoring a century at the age of 43 years and 162 days.

The left-handed middle-order batsman made his debut for U.A.E back in 2004 but, it was not till almost a decade later that he scored his 1st (and only) ODI century.

In the process, he also became the record-holder for the achievement which is the subject of this article. Chasing 281 against Afghanistan, U.A.E had slumped to 32 for 2 when he came in to bat but Khan proceeded to play a superbly attacking inning and, remained unbeaten till the end as the target was successfully chased down. He scored 132 in 138 deliveries and hit 17 fours, in addition to a solitary six as his team romped home by 6 wickets.