Full name Usman Tariq Khawaja
Born December 18, 1986, Islamabad, Pakistan
Current age 34 years 71 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 | 44 | 77 | 6 | 2887 | 174 | 40.66 | 5711 | 50.55 | 8 | 14 | 312 | 15 | 35 | 0 |
ODIs | 40 | 39 | 2 | 1554 | 104 | 42.00 | 1848 | 84.09 | 2 | 12 | 150 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
T20Is | 9 | 9 | 0 | 241 | 58 | 26.77 | 182 | 132.41 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
First-class | 155 | 269 | 25 | 10373 | 214 | 42.51 | 20106 | 51.59 | 30 | 49 | 1277 | 57 | 119 | 0 |
List A | 115 | 113 | 8 | 5100 | 166 | 48.57 | 5942 | 85.82 | 14 | 29 | 516 | 60 | 42 | 0 |
T20s | 98 | 97 | 6 | 2632 | 109* | 28.92 | 2070 | 127.14 | 2 | 12 | 319 | 40 | 24 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 44 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 155 | 13 | 162 | 103 | 1 | 1/21 | 1/21 | 103.00 | 3.81 | 162.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 115 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 3-7, 2011 scorecard |
Last Test | England v Australia at Leeds, Aug 22-25, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Jan 11, 2013 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v South Africa at Manchester, Jul 6, 2019 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 | Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, Feb 17-20, 2021 scorecard |
List A debut | South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Oct 22, 2008 scorecard |
Last List A | Tasmania v Queensland at Hobart, Feb 22, 2021 scorecard |
T20s debut | Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, Jan 2, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20s | Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder at Canberra, Jan 31, 2021 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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93 | Queensland | v Tasmania | Hobart | 22 Feb 2021 | LA |
3, 115* | Queensland | v Tasmania | Hobart | 17 Feb 2021 | FC |
28 | Thunder | v Heat | Canberra | 31 Jan 2021 | T20 |
0 | Thunder | v Strikers | Adelaide | 25 Jan 2021 | T20 |
36 | Thunder | v Strikers | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2021 | T20 |
6 | Thunder | v Sixers | Adelaide | 22 Jan 2021 | T20 |
27 | Thunder | v Hurricanes | Canberra | 18 Jan 2021 | T20 |
2 | Thunder | v Sixers | Canberra | 13 Jan 2021 | T20 |
26 | Thunder | v Scorchers | Perth | 9 Jan 2021 | T20 |
49 | Thunder | v Hurricanes | Perth | 7 Jan 2021 | T20 |
Usman Khawaja needed plenty of skill, patience and composure to qualify as a pilot, and the same qualities have helped establish him as a batsman of high class for 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.
State Player of the Year Award - 2011