Usman Khawaja

Australian cricketer

Usman Tariq Khawaja (born 18 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer. He has played for Australia and Queensland. Khawaja started playing first-class cricket for New South Wales in 2008. He played his first international (involving the whole world) match for Australia in January 2011. Khawaja was born in Pakistan and moved to Australia with his family when he was five. He has played county cricket in the United Kingdom. For a short time, he played in the Indian Premier League and the Pakistan Super League.

Usman Khawaja
A head and shoulders photograph of a man in cricket whites
Khawaja in January 2018
Personal information
Full nameUsman Khawaja
Born (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37)
Islamabad, Pakistan
NicknameUzzie[1]
Height177[2] cm (5 ft 10 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 419)3 January 2011 v England
Last Test3 Jan 2024 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 199)11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI6 July 2019 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.1
T20I debut (cap 80)31 January 2016 v India
Last T20I9 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–2011/12New South Wales
2011–2012Derbyshire
2011/12–2021/22Sydney Thunder
2012/13–presentQueensland
2014Lancashire
2016Rising Pune Supergiant
2018Glamorgan
2021Islamabad United
2022/23- presentBrisbane Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 73 40 203 130
Runs scored 5,451 1,554 14,145 5,319
Batting average 45.80 42.00 44.48 44.69
100s/50s 15/26 2/12 41/68 14/30
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/– 153/– 46/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2024

References

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  1. "If only selectors showed 'Uzzie' as much love as SCG fans". smh.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. "Usman Khawaja". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2015.