Left-arm medium pacer Irfan Pathan became the second youngest Indian to capture a four-wicket match haul when he returned the figures of 4 for 24 against Zimbabwe at Perth.
Pathan's maiden four-wicket haul came at the age of 19 years and 99 days. Among the Indians only Sachin Tendulkar has taken four wickets in a match at a younger age. Tendulkar was 18 years 182 days old while taking four for 34 against West Indies in a Wills Trophy match at Sharjah in 1991-92.
Pathan's effort was sufficient to win him Man of the Match award. He, in the course, became third youngest Indian player to win MoM award after Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh.
Youngest Man of the Match award winners in LOIs:
| Age | Bowler | Figures | Match | Venue | Date |
| 16 Yrs 297 Days | Talha Jubair | 4-65 | BD v SA | Potchefstroom | 03-10-02 |
| 18 Yrs 91 Days | Waqar Younis | 4-39 | Pak v SL | Hobart BO | 15-02-90 |
| 18 Yrs 182 Days | SR Tendulkar | 4-34 | Ind v WI | Sharjah | 22-10-91 |
| 18 Yrs 207 Days | Mohd. Sheikh | 4-36 | Ken v BD | Dhaka | 24-03-99 |
| 18 Yrs 266 Days | Wasim Akram | 5-21 | Pak v Aus | Melbourne | 24-02-85 |
| 18 Yrs 333 Days | S Mushtaq | 4-47 | Pak v WI | Sharjah | 13-10-95 |
| 19 Yrs 8 Days | DL Vettori | 4-49 | NZ v Zim | Hamilton | 04-02-98 |
| 19 Yrs 81 Days | Aaqib Javed | 7-37 | Pak v Ind | Sharjah | 25-10-91 |
| 19 Yrs 99 Days | IK Pathan | 4-24 | Ind v Zim | Perth | 03-02-04 |
| 19 Yrs 154 Days | Umar Gul | 5-17 | Pak v BD | Lahore | 15-09-03 |
| 19 Yrs 161 Days | ND Hirwani | 4-43 | Ind v NZ | Sharjah | 27-03-88 |
| 19 Yrs 289 Days | TJ Friend | 4-55 | Zim v Ind | Sharjah | 22-10-00 |
| 19 Yrs 317 Days | Abdur Razzaq | 5-31 | Pak v SL | Sharjah | 15-10-99 |
Youngest Man of the Match award winners in LOIs:
| Age | Player | Match | Venue | Date |
| 16 Yrs 217 Days | Shahid Afridi | Pak v SL | Nairobi Gym | 04-10-1996 |
| 17 Yrs 139 Days | Aaqib Javed | Pak v Ind | Lahore | 22-12-1989 |
| 17 Yrs 225 Days | SR Tendulkar | Ind v SL | Pune | 05-12-1990 |
| 18 Yrs 121 Days | Imran Nazir | Pak v Zim | St.George's | 15-04-2000 |
| 18 Yrs 143 Days | T Odoyo | Ken v Pak | Nairobi Gym | 02-10-1996 |
| 18 Yrs 162 Days | Waqar Younis | Pak v Ind | Sharjah | 27-04-1990 |
| 18 Yrs 266 Days | Wasim Akram | Pak v Aus | Melbourne | 24-02-1985 |
| 18 Yrs 300 Days | Yuvraj Singh | Ind v Aus | Nairobi Gym | 07-10-2000 |
| 18 Yrs 312 Days | Salim Elahi | Pak v SL | Gujranwala | 29-09-1995 |
| 18 Yrs 364 Days | PR Adams | SA v Eng | East London | 19-01-1996 |
| 19 Yrs 17 Days | PA de Silva | SL v NZ | Colombo PSS | 03-11-1984 |
| 19 Yrs 20 Days | Ata-ur-Rahman | Pak v UAE | Sharjah | 17-04-1994 |
| 19 Yrs 40 Days | DL Vettori | NZ v Zim | Auckland | 08-03-1998 |
| 19 Yrs 99 Days | IK Pathan | Ind v Zim | Perth | 03-02-2004 |
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