Muhammad Musa Khan (Khowar: محمد موسی خان, Urdu: محمد موسی خان; born 28 August 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team against Australia in November 2019.[2]

Muhammad Musa
Personal information
Full name
Muhammad Musa Khan
Born (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 23)
Islamabad, Pakistan
NicknameRaftaar[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 238)29 November 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 227)1 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI3 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 84)8 November 2019 v Australia
Last T20I10 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Islamabad United
2019–presentNorthern
2019–presentChattogram Challengers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20
Matches 1 2 2
Runs scored 16 9
Batting average
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 12* 9*
Balls bowled 120 97 47
Wickets 0 2 0
Bowling average 50.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 2/21
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2020

Early career edit

Musa was born in Islamabad but his family is originally from Chitral.[3]

He started his cricketing journey at the age of 16 in 2016 when he joined the Islamabad Gymkhana Cricket Club, before playing at Under-19 level. After performing in Regional U19s he'd eventually play for the National U19 squad in the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in November 2017 and, later, in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in January and February 2018.[4]

Domestic career edit

He made his List A debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 16 October 2018.[5] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[6] He made his first-class debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 7 November 2018.[7]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Islamabad United in the 2019 Pakistan Super League on 22 February 2019.[8] During the tournament, the "tall, broad-shouldered young man with green eyes and an eye-catching hairstyle" was noted for his pace (in the high 140s) but a lack of accuracy.[9]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[10][11]

International career edit

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[12] In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[13][14] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against Australia, on 8 November 2019.[15] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, also against Australia, on 29 November 2019.[16]

In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[18][19] On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe.[20] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 1 November 2020.[21]

References edit

  1. ^ "Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Muhammad Musa". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ Khan, Hamza (13 February 2018). "Meet the future star of Pakistan cricket from Chitral". Brecorder. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ Khan, Hamza (13 February 2018). "Meet the future star of Pakistan cricket from Chitral". Business Recorder.
  5. ^ "Pool A, Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup at Faisalabad, Oct 16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Hasan Khan to lead Pakistan Under-19s at World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Super Eight, Group 1, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Karachi, Nov 7-10 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  8. ^ "11th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Sharjah, Feb 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  9. ^ ""Will they don the Pakistan colours soon?"". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Fresh look to Test and T20I sides as Pakistan begin life after Sarfaraz Ahmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Pakistan names exciting young fast bowling stars Musa and Naseem for Australia Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  15. ^ "3rd T20I (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Perth, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  16. ^ "2nd Test (D/N), ICC World Test Championship at Adelaide, Nov 29 - Dec 3 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  17. ^ "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Haider Ali, Abdullah Shafiq cut from squad for Friday's 1st ODI against Zimbabwe". Geo Super. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  21. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 1 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

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