Muhammad Usman (cricketer)

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Muhammad Usman
Personal information
Born (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 38)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
RoleMiddle order batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  67)14 August 2016 v  Scotland
Last ODI8 February 2022 v  Oman
T20I debut(cap  27)3 February 2016 v  Netherlands
Last T20I22 February 2022 v  Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches3847557
Runs scored1,0088912171,470
Batting average 31.5024.0827.1234.18
100s/50s1/40/31/01/9
Top score102* 89* 103102*
Catches/stumpings 11/–12/–0/–17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2024

Muhammad Usman (Urdu : محمد عثمان) (born: 13 October 1985) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. [1] [2] He made his first-class debut against the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 January 2016. [3] Usman's List A debut was also against the Netherlands, in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, on 27 January 2016. [4] His Twenty20 International debut too was against the Netherlands on 3 February 2016. [5] Usman made his One Day International debut against Scotland on 14 August 2016 in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship. [6]

In April 2017, Usman scored his maiden first-class century in round five of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup against Papua New Guinea. [7]

In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. [8] In August 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament. [9] In December 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. [10]

In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE. [11] Usman was the leading run-scorer for the UAE in the tournament, with 192 runs in eight matches. [12] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded a year-long full-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board. [13] The following month, in the UAE's first fixture against Ireland, Usman scored his first century in an ODI match. [14] [15]

On 28 June 2024, he announced his retirement from international cricket. [16] [17]

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