Muhammad Usman (cricketer)

Muhammad Usman (Urdu: محمد عثمان‎) (born: 13 October 1985) is an Emirati cricketer.[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
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 67)14 August 2016 v Scotland
Last ODI9 January 2020 v Namibia
T20I debut (cap 27)3 February 2016 v Netherlands
Last T20I27 February 2020 v Kuwait
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 27 22 5 47
Runs scored 618 414 217 1,127
Batting average 24.72 23.00 27.12 30.45
100s/50s 0/2 0/1 1/0 0/7
Top score 80 58 103 80
Catches/stumpings 9/– 5/– 0/– 16/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 February 2020

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]

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.
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