The youngest player in the t20 world cup was Waqas Khan. He debuts in the world cup at the age of 16 years by Hong Kong Team.
List of Youngest T20 World Cup Player
| Player | Age* | DOB | Team |
| Waqas Khan | 16 | 10-Mar-99 | Hong Kong |
| Piyush Chawla | 19 | 24-Dec-88 | India |
| Mark Watt | 19 | 29-Jul-96 | Scotland |
| Umar Akmal | 19 | 26-May-90 | Pakistan |
| Kagiso Rabada | 20 | 25-May-95 | South Africa |
| Rohit Sharma | 20 | 30-Apr-87 | India |
| Steve Smith | 20 | 2-Jun-89 | Australia |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 20 | 6-Sep-95 | Bangladesh |
| Tim Southee | 21 | 11-Dec-88 | New Zealand |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 21 | 21-Mar-94 | Pakistan |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 21 | 6-Dec-88 | India |
| Dinesh Chandimal | 21 | 18-Nov-89 | Sri Lanka |
