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Usman Khawaja

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Australia

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Usman Khawaja

Personal Details

  • Full Name Usman Tariq Khawaja
  • Age 37
  • Date of Birth 18 December 1986
  • Birthplace Islamabad
  • Height 177cm
  • Batting Style Left Handed Bat
  • Bowling Style Right-Arm Off Spin

Career Debuts

  • ODI Debut 11 January 2013
  • Test Debut 03 January 2011

Player Story

Born in Pakistan, Usman Khawaja became the first Muslim to play for Australia when he made his Test debut in the final match of the 2010-11 Ashes, in Sydney.  

With his international career having stalled slightly following that much-hyped debut, Khawaja decided to move from New South Wales to Queensland at the start of the 2012-13 season.

Khawaja was an instrumental figure in the Sydney Thunder’s first title in KFC BBL|05, with two unbeaten centuries and 70 in the final lifting his side from perennial strugglers to best in the country.

He regained his spot in the Test side for the 2015-16 summer, and hit centuries against New Zealand (home and away) and West Indies (home). The following season his 145 against the famed South African attack scored Australia a consolation victory in the day-night Adelaide Test.

And one of his best knocks came against Pakistan in Dubai in 2018, when his marathon nine-hour, fourth-innings 141 saved the Test for Australia.

Khawaja made a late run for a spot at the 2019 ODI World Cup squad and locked in his place with scores of 104, 91 and 100 in India in consecutive innings. He was Australia's No.3 for the whole tournament but was dropped for the semi-final against England.

Back in the Test side, Khawaja was dropped for the seventh time in his career midway through the 2019 Ashes, seemingly putting a full stop on his time in the Baggy Green.

However, Travis Head contracted Covid during the 2021-22 Ashes series, offering a lifeline for Khawaja ahead of the Sydney Test. The classy left-hander responded in the best possible way, hitting a hundred in both innings in front of his native home crowd.

What followed for the veteran was nothing short of remarkable, churning out centuries at home, in Pakistan, in India and in England, and being a member of the Australian XI that claimed the World Test Championship mace in June 2023.   

Batting and Fielding

Matches
M
Innings Batted
Inn
Runs Scored
Runs
Highest Score
HS
Batting Average
Avg
50s Scored
50s
100s Scored
100s
Strike Rate
SR
Not Outs
NO
4s Hit
4s
6s Hit
6s
Catches
Ct
Stumpings
St
ODI 40 39 1,554 104 42 12 2 84.09 2 150 13 13 0
Test 73 131 5,451 195 45.81 26 15 48.29 12 592 26 53 0
T20I 9 9 241 58 26.78 1 0 132.42 0 31 5 5 0

M: Matches

Inn: Innings Batted

Runs: Runs Scored

HS: Highest Score

Avg: Batting Average

50s: 50s Scored

100s: 100s Scored

SR: Strike Rate

NO: Not Outs

4s: 4s Hit

6s: 6s Hit

Ct: Catches

St: Stumpings

Bowling

Matches
M
Overs Bowled
O
Wickets
W
Best Bowling
BB
5 Wicket Hauls
5w
Bowling Average
Avg
Economy
Econ
Maidens Bowled
Mdn
Runs Conceded
Runs
Test 73 3 0 - 0 0 2.67 0 8

M: Matches

O: Overs Bowled

W: Wickets

BB: Best Bowling

5w: 5 Wicket Hauls

Avg: Bowling Average

Econ: Economy

Mdn: Maidens Bowled

Runs: Runs Conceded

Batting and Fielding

Matches
M
Innings Batted
Inn
Runs Scored
Runs
Highest Score
HS
Batting Average
Avg
50s Scored
50s
100s Scored
100s
Strike Rate
SR
Not Outs
NO
4s Hit
4s
6s Hit
6s
Catches
Ct
Stumpings
St
BBL 69 69 2,109 109 33.48 12 2 131.16 6 255 33 16 0

M: Matches

Inn: Innings Batted

Runs: Runs Scored

HS: Highest Score

Avg: Batting Average

50s: 50s Scored

100s: 100s Scored

SR: Strike Rate

NO: Not Outs

4s: 4s Hit

6s: 6s Hit

Ct: Catches

St: Stumpings