Muhammad Musa
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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]
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| Full name | Muhammad Musa Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 2000 Islamabad, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Raftaar[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 238) | 29 November 2019 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 227) | 1 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 84) | 8 November 2019 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 10 November 2020 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Chattogram Challengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early career
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
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]
Playing for Islamabad in the 2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he took 38 wickets in five matches at an average of 9.82, and was named bowler of the tournament.[10][11] In the match against Hyderabad he took 5 for 32 and 7 for 28.[12]
International career
In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[13] In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[14][15] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against Australia, on 8 November 2019.[16] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, also against Australia, on 29 November 2019.[17]
In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[19][20] On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe.[21] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 1 November 2020.[22]
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