Muhammad Usman (cricketer)

For other people with the same name, see Mohammad Usman (disambiguation).

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 for the United Arab Emirates against the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 January 2016.^[3] He made his List A debut for the UAE against the Netherlands in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 27 January 2016.^[4] He made his Twenty20 International debut against the Netherlands on 3 February 2016.^[5] He made his One Day International debut against Scotland on 14 August 2016 in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.^[6]

Muhammad Usman

Personal information
Born	(1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 37) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Middle order batsman
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates (2016-2022)
ODI debut (cap 67)	14 August 2016 v Scotland
Last ODI	8 February 2022 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 27)	3 February 2016 v Netherlands
Last T20I	22 February 2022 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 37 43 5 57 Runs scored 961 870 217 1,470 Batting average 31.00 24.85 27.12 34.18 100s/50s 1/4 0/3 1/0 1/9 Top score 102* 89* 103 102* Catches/stumpings 10/– 12/– 0/– 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 February 2022

In April 2017, he 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] He 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 with 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]

References

1. "Muhammad Usman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
2. "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. "ICC Intercontinental Cup, United Arab Emirates v Netherlands at Abu Dhabi, Jan 21-24, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
4. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 18th Match: United Arab Emirates v Netherlands at Abu Dhabi, Jan 27, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
5. "Only T20I: United Arab Emirates v Netherlands at ICCA Dubai, Feb 3, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
6. "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 26th Match: Scotland v United Arab Emirates at Edinburgh, Aug 14, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
7. "Usman's maiden ton gives UAE vital lead". Gulf News. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
8. "Six teams vying for the final two spots in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
9. "Emirates Cricket Board officially announces team to represent the UAE in the Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
10. "Emirates Cricket Board announce team that will represent the UAE in Asia Cricket's Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
11. "Emirates Cricket Board announces side to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
12. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - United Arab Emirates: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
13. "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
14. "Stirling 131* in vain as Usman, Rizwan centuries take UAE past Ireland in 1st ODI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
15. "CP Rizwan and Mohammed Usman hit centuries as UAE seal stunning win over Ireland". The National. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

External links

• Muhammad Usman at ESPNcricinfo