Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja

Pakistani/Australian • Left Handed Bat
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
9 Mat
241 Runs
132.41 S/R
26.77 Avg
58 H/S

Personal Information

Full Name Usman Tariq Khawaja
Date of Birth December 18, 1986
Age 36 Years
Nationality Pakistani/Australian
Birth Place Islamabad, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)
Role Top order batsman/Left hand bat & Right arm medium
Batting Style Left hand Bat
Bowling Style Right arm Medium
Debut January 3, 2011
Jersey No. 1
Family Tariq Khawaja (Father), Fozia Tariq (Mother), Rachel McLellan (Spouse)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
NSW vs QUN 58 129 5 2 44.96 0 0 0 0
SOA vs QUN 42 45 6 0 93.33 0 0 0 0
SOA vs QUN 0 & 39 11 & 65 0 & 5 0 & 0 0.00 & 60.00 0 0 0 0
QUN vs WAU 76 80 8 1 95.00 0 0 0 0
WAU vs QUN 31 & 64 71 & 97 2 & 9 1 & 0 43.66 & 65.98 0 0 0 0

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 40 39 1554 1848 2 42.00 84.09 2 12 104 150 13 13 0
TESTs 73 131 5451 11288 12 45.80 48.29 15 26 195 592 26 53 0
T20Is 9 9 241 182 0 26.77 132.41 0 1 58 31 5 5 0
T20s 117 116 3269 2507 8 30.26 130.39 3 16 109 401 50 28 0
LISTAs 133 128 5376 6331 8 44.80 84.91 14 31 166 547 62 46 0
FIRSTCLASS 206 351 14145 28242 33 44.48 50.08 41 68 214 1689 79 153 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TESTs 73 3 3.0 8 0 0 2.66 0 0 0
T20Is 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20s 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LISTAs 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIRSTCLASS 206 15 29.0 111 1 111.00 3.82 1/21 0 0

Usman Khawaja News

"It's a very different Virat now, so you can go and have a joke with him" - Usman Khawaja on Kohli's transition over the years "It's a very different Virat now, so you can go and have a joke with him" - Usman Khawaja on Kohli's transition over the years
"It's a very different Virat now, so you can go and have a joke with him" - Usman Khawaja on Kohli's transition over the years
"I don't know where this myth started that you need someone to score really fast to do well" - Usman Khawaja defends Nathan McSweeney's approach "I don't know where this myth started that you need someone to score really fast to do well" - Usman Khawaja defends Nathan McSweeney's approach
"I don't know where this myth started that you need someone to score really fast to do well" - Usman Khawaja defends Nathan McSweeney's approach 
"He's just throwing the fishing line out there, as he does... he knows how to create drama" - Usman Khawaja on David Warner's recent statement "He's just throwing the fishing line out there, as he does... he knows how to create drama" - Usman Khawaja on David Warner's recent statement
"He's just throwing the fishing line out there, as he does... he knows how to create drama" - Usman Khawaja on David Warner's recent statement
“I’ve heard that ‘Uzzy’ is not the biggest fan of it" - Nathan McSweeney on potentially having to face the first ball of the innings against India “I’ve heard that ‘Uzzy’ is not the biggest fan of it" - Nathan McSweeney on potentially having to face the first ball of the innings against India
“I’ve heard that ‘Uzzy’ is not the biggest fan of it" - Nathan McSweeney on potentially having to face the first ball of the innings against India
Usman Khawaja set to become Australia's oldest Test cricketer in over 2 decades Usman Khawaja set to become Australia's oldest Test cricketer in over 2 decades
Usman Khawaja set to become Australia's oldest Test cricketer in over 2 decades

Usman Khawaja Videos

Ashes के पहले टेस्ट में ENG को मिली हार... AUS ने जीत के साथ की धमाकेदार शुरुआत | Ashes Series 2023
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Ashes के पहले टेस्ट में ENG को मिली हार... AUS ने जीत के साथ की धमाकेदार शुरुआत | Ashes Series 2023
WTC Final में Rohit से हुई बड़ी गलती, जिसके चलते गंवानी पड़ सकती है ट्रॉफी ! | IND VS AUS
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WTC Final में Rohit से हुई बड़ी गलती, जिसके चलते गंवानी पड़ सकती है ट्रॉफी ! | IND VS AUS
IND VS AUS : Mohammed Siraj ने लिया विकेट, कोच Rahul Dravid का रिएक्शन हुआ वायरल...fans reactions
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IND VS AUS : Mohammed Siraj ने लिया विकेट, कोच Rahul Dravid का रिएक्शन हुआ वायरल...fans reactions
IND vs AUS : Australia को फंसाने के लिए INDIA ने खेला 'मास्टर स्ट्रोक', नागपुर में उड़ेंगे कंगारुओं के होश | Pitch Report
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IND vs AUS : Australia को फंसाने के लिए INDIA ने खेला 'मास्टर स्ट्रोक', नागपुर में उड़ेंगे कंगारुओं के होश | Pitch Report
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Malinga Speaks about Australia's Chances at the World Cup
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Malinga Speaks about Australia's Chances at the World Cup

Usman Khawaja: A Brief Biography

Khawaja started honing his cricketing skills from an early age at the Valley District Cricket Club in Brisbane and made it to the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. Two years later, he made his first-class debut for New South Wales.

Biography - About Usman Khawaja

In 2011, Usman Khawaja got a chance to play for the national team due to an injury to Ricky Ponting. In 2013, he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka but was dropped after three matches. He returned strongly in the 2015-15 season and made his T20I debut against India. After this, he went on to become a regular in the Test side and have scored some vital knocks since then.

Usman Khawaja - Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
200619Played in the 2006 ICC U-19 World Cup
200821Made the first class debut
201124Made Test debut
201124Made his Big Bash League debut
201629Selected for 2016 ICC T20 World Cup
201932Selected for 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup

Career

Domestic Career

Khawaja’s excellent performance in the Australian Under-19 Championship got him a chance to play for Australia in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut in 2008 for the New South Wales Blues. In 2011, he joined Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League and has been an integral part of the team since then.

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The same year, he signed a contract to play for Derbyshire in English domestic cricket. In 2014, he was signed by Lancashire for all formats. He also plays club cricket for Valley District Club in Brisbane. The following year, he was made the captain of the Queensland cricket team.

International Career

ODI Career

Khawaja made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka cricket team on 11 January 2013. His lacklustre performance in the initial matches saw him getting dropped from the team. Khawaja showed his class in the limited-overs tour of India in 2019 and also performed well against Pakistan in the following series. This helped him in securing a call for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, but he picked up a hamstring injury in one of the group-stage matches and was ruled out of the tournament.

Test Career

Khawaja made his Test debut in the fifth match of the 2010-11 Ashes series. With this, he became the first Muslim and the first Pakistani-born Australian player to play Test cricket for Australia. In 2013, he was suspended along with some other teammates following a breach of discipline. He returned to Test cricket in the 2013 Ashes series. In 2015, he scored his maiden Test century against New Zealand.

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The same year, he became the first-ever batsman to score a century in an innings of a Day-Night Test match at home soil. In 2019, he was selected for the Ashes series in England. He failed to score even a half-century in the first three matches and was dropped for the fourth Ashes Test.

T20I career

Khawaja made his Twenty20 International debut for Australia against India on 31 January 2016. He was selected for the 2016 T20 Cricket World Cup and scored his first and only T20I half-century against Bangladesh. After that, he failed to impress in the shortest format of the game and hasn’t played in any T20I since September 2016.

IPL Career

Usman Khawaja played for now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 and 2017 IPL season.

Family

Khawaja's father, Tariq Khawaja moved to Australia with his wife, Fozia Tariq when Usman Khawaja was five years old. He has two brothers, Nauman Khawaja and Arsalan Khawaja.