Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja

Khawaja in January 2018
Personal information
Full name	Usman Tariq Khawaja
Born	(1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37) Islamabad, Pakistan
Nickname	Uzzie[1]
Height	177[2] cm (5 ft 10 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Top-order batter
International information
National side	Australia (2011–present)
Test debut (cap 419)	3 January 2011 v England
Last Test	3 January 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 199)	11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	6 July 2019 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	1
T20I debut (cap 80)	31 January 2016 v India
Last T20I	9 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.	1
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007/08–2011/12	New South Wales
2011–2012	Derbyshire
2011/12–2021/22	Sydney Thunder
2012/13–present	Queensland
2014	Lancashire
2016	Rising Pune Supergiant
2018	Glamorgan
2021	Islamabad United
2022/23– present	Brisbane Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 73 40 206 133 Runs scored 5,451 1,554 14,337 5,494 Batting average 45.80 42.00 44.52 45.03 100s/50s 15/26 2/12 41/79 14/32 Top score 195* 104 214 166 Balls bowled 18 – 174 – Wickets 0 – 1 – Bowling average – – 111.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – – 0 – Best bowling – – 1/21 – Catches/stumpings 53/– 13/– 156/– 49/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC World Test Championship Winner 2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 October 2024

Usman Tariq Khawaja (Urdu: عثمان خواجہ; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer who represents Australia national cricket team in Test cricket and Queensland. Khawaja made his first-class cricket debut for New South Wales in 2008 and played his first international match for Australia in January 2011. He has also played county cricket in the United Kingdom and briefly played in both the Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournaments.

Khawaja was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. He was the second-highest scoring batsman in the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship with 1,621 runs, the highest by an Australian batsman. In 2023, he won the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Award.^[3][4]