Full name Usman Tariq Khawaja
Born December 18, 1986, Islamabad, Pakistan
Current age 31 years 125 days
Major teams Australia, Australia A, Australia Under-19s, Australian Institute of Sports, Derbyshire, Lancashire, New South Wales, Queensland, Rising Pune Supergiants, Sydney Thunder, Valley District Cricket Club
Nickname Usie
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 1.75 m
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
33 | 57 | 4 | 2226 | 174 | 42.00 | 4273 | 52.09 | 6 | 12 | 244 | 14 | 25 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
18 | 17 | 2 | 469 | 98 | 31.26 | 570 | 82.28 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
9 | 9 | 0 | 241 | 58 | 26.77 | 182 | 132.41 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
First-class | 122 | 212 | 20 | 8279 | 214 | 43.11 | 15900 | 52.06 | 22 | 43 | 1034 | 47 | 91 | 0 |
List A | 82 | 80 | 6 | 3377 | 166 | 45.63 | 3924 | 86.06 | 9 | 19 | 353 | 49 | 27 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
58 | 57 | 5 | 1702 | 109* | 32.73 | 1349 | 126.16 | 2 | 9 | 201 | 28 | 19 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is ![]() |
9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 122 | 12 | 156 | 99 | 1 | 1/21 | 1/21 | 99.00 | 3.80 | 156.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s ![]() |
58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2011 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2013 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 22, 2017 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Australia v India at Sydney, Jan 31, 2016 scorecard |
Last T20I | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS), Sep 9, 2016 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Feb 15-18, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Oct 22, 2008 scorecard |
Last List A | Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, Oct 17, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, Jan 2, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20s | Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder at Melbourne, Jan 20, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
53, 7 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 |
Test # 2302 ![]() |
5, 1 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 |
Test # 2300 ![]() |
4, 75 | Australia | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 9 Mar 2018 |
Test # 2298 ![]() |
14, 6 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 1 Mar 2018 |
Test # 2297 ![]() |
22, 8 | Australia | v SA A | Benoni | 22 Feb 2018 | FC |
44 | Syd Thunder | v Melb Stars | Melbourne | 20 Jan 2018 | T20 |
8 | Syd Thunder | v Syd Sixers | Sydney | 13 Jan 2018 | T20 |
85 | Syd Thunder | v Scorchers | Sydney | 11 Jan 2018 | T20 |
171 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 4 Jan 2018 |
Test # 2291 ![]() |
17, 11 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2017 |
Test # 2289 ![]() |
Usman Khawaja needed plenty of patience and composure to qualify as a pilot, and the same qualities have made him one of the most promising batsmen in Australia. Born in Pakistan, Khawaja moved with his family to Australia when he was a young boy, and in the 2011 Sydney Ashes Test became the first Muslim to play for Australia. Batting at No.3 in place of the injured Ricky Ponting, he made 37 and 21 and showed impressive poise, giving Australia a ray of hope in a series that had brought them little but doom and gloom. A classy left-hander in the languid style of David Gower, Khawaja won further Test opportunities from 2011 to 2013 but never quite kicked on beyond his regularly appealing starts. Dropped during the 2013 Ashes, he earned another recall in 2015 for the home series against New Zealand following the retirements of Michael Clarke and Chris Rogers. A move from New South Wales to Queensland in 2012 helped to reinvigorate his career; he declared his enjoyment of the game had ebbed away in Sydney. A serious knee injury suffered in late 2014 put him out of action for six months, but when he returned to captain Australia A on the 2015 tour of India he impressed Rod Marsh's selection panel, and further leadership opportunities came when he was named captain of Queensland for the 2015-16 season.
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State Player of the Year Award - 2011