Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)

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Muhammad Waseem
Personal information
Born (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening Batter
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  89)5 February 2022 v  Oman
Last ODI6 June 2023 v  West Indies
ODI shirt no.10
T20I debut(cap  55)5 October 2021 v  Namibia
Last T20I3 November 2023 v  Nepal
T20I shirt no.10
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches4123
Runs scored1069942
Batting average 26.0742.81
100s/50s1/62/7
Top score119112
Balls bowled2434
Wickets 04
Bowling average –10.50
5 wickets in innings –0
10 wickets in match–0
Best bowling–2/13
Catches/stumpings 22/–19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2023

Muhammad Waseem (born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Waseem was born in Pakistan, [3] growing up in the Punjab's city of Mian Channu. His nickname is Babba. [4] He qualified to play for the UAE in April 2021 by meeting the ICC's three-year residency requirement. [3]

Franchise career

On 3 February 2021, in the 2021 T10 League, Waseem equalled the record for the fastest fifty in a T10 cricket match, doing so in 12 balls. [5] [6] In May 2021, he was called into the Multan Sultans squad as a replacement player for the 2021 Pakistan Super League. [7] In September 2023, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers following the players' draft to play for them in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League. [8]

International career

In October 2021, Waseem was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament. [9] He made his T20I debut on 5 October 2021, for the UAE against Namibia. [10] Five days later, in the UAE's match against Ireland, Waseem scored his first century in T20I cricket, with 107 not out from 62 balls. [11]

In November 2021, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series. [12] In February 2022, he was also named in the UAE's ODI squad for their series against Oman. [13] He made his ODI debut on 5 February 2022 against Oman. [14]

Waseem was appointed captain of the UAE in March 2023, replacing CP Rizwan for the final match of the 2023 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. His first full series was the Nepal Tri-Nation Series which was UAE's final series of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. [15] Waseem scored his maiden ODI century against Papua New Guinea in the Nepal series, scoring 119 from 76 balls including twelve sixes. His century came from 61 balls and set a new UAE record for the fastest ODI century, [16] but was surpassed the following day by Asif Khan's 41-ball century. [17]

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