Muhammad Usman (cricketer)

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Muhammad Usman
Personal information
Born (1985-10-13) 13 October 1985 (age 39)
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
Matches 38 47 5 57
Runs scored 1,008 891 217 1,470
Batting average 31.50 24.08 27.12 34.18
100s/50s 1/4 0/3 1/0 1/9
Top score 102* 89* 103 102*
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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  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.
  16. ^ "Muhammed Usman announces retirement from international cricket". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  17. ^ "UAE's Muhammad Usman retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 June 2024.