Aiden Markram became the first South African men's captain to take the senior team to an ICC World Cup final after the Proteas thrashed Afghanistan by 9 wickets in the semi-final. South Africa have now won 8 in 8 in the ongoing T20 World Cup
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South Africa's Aiden Markram is now the only men's captain in the world with a 100 per cent win record in each of the U19 World Cup (6 wins in 6 matches), ODI World Cup (2 wins in 2 matches) and now T20 World Cup (8 wins in 8 matches) in history. Let's take a look at captains with 100 per cent record in U19 World Cup and T20 World Cups separately
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India won all six matches under Virat Kohli in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup and stayed unbeaten to win the title. However, Kohli's record in the T20 World Cup as a captain isn't great given India were knocked out in 2021 edition in the group stage
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Cameron White was the first one to win all eight matches as a captain in the U19 World Cup when he led Australia to the 2002 title unbeaten
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Dwayne Bravo led the West Indies in just one game in the T20 World Cup in the 2010 edition against Ireland and the hosts won that match
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Lasith Malinga took over midway through the 2014 edition of the T20 World Cup as captain of Sri Lanka after Dinesh Chandimal was suspended for one game and the latter then withdrew due to poor form before the semis. Malinga went 3 in 3 to win the tournament beating India in the final
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Wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade led Australia in just one game in the T20 World Cup in the 2022 edition against Afghanistan and the hosts won that match
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