Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)

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Muhammad Waseem
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Personal information
Born (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 30)
Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOpening Batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 89)5 February 2022 v Oman
Last ODI9 November 2024 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.10
T20I debut (cap 55)5 October 2021 v Namibia
Last T20I21 December 2024 v Kuwait
T20I shirt no.10
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024-presentMI Emirates
2024Chattogram Challengers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 65 91 65 98
Runs scored 1698 3184 1698 3178
Batting average 26.12 37.02 26.12 35.31
100s/50s 1/9 3/25 1/9 3/23
Top score 119 112 119 112
Balls bowled 71 76 71 59
Wickets 0 5 0 5
Bowling average – 28.20 – 19.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling – 2/13 – 2/13
Catches/stumpings 24/– 56/– 24/– 79/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 March 2025

Muhammad Waseem (born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2] He is also the current captain of the T20I side of the UAE and the highest ranked batter of the nation in ICC T20 Ranking.

Personal life

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Waseem was born in Pakistan,[3] growing up in the Punjab's city of Mian Channu. His nickname is Babba.[4] He qualified to play for the UAE in April 2021 by meeting the ICC's three-year residency requirement.[3]

Franchise career

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On 3 February 2021, in the 2021 T10 League, Waseem equalled the record for the fastest fifty in a T10 cricket match, doing so in 12 balls.[5][6] In May 2021, he was called into the Multan Sultans squad as a replacement player for the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[7] In September 2023, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers following the players' draft to play for them in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League.[8]

International career

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In October 2021, Waseem was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament.[9] He made his T20I debut on 5 October 2021, for the UAE against Namibia.[10] Five days later, in the UAE's match against Ireland, Waseem scored his first century in T20I cricket, with 107 not out from 62 balls.[11]

In November 2021, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.[12] In February 2022, he was also named in the UAE's ODI squad for their series against Oman.[13] He made his ODI debut on 5 February 2022 against Oman.[14]

Waseem was appointed captain of the UAE in March 2023, replacing CP Rizwan for the final match of the 2023 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. His first full series was the Nepal Tri-Nation Series which was UAE's final series of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.[15] Waseem scored his maiden ODI century against Papua New Guinea in the Nepal series, scoring 119 from 76 balls including twelve sixes. His century came from 61 balls and set a new UAE record for the fastest ODI century,[16] but was surpassed the following day by Asif Khan's 41-ball century.[17]

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