Full Name
Usman Tariq Khawaja
Born
18 December 1986
Place Of Birth
Islamabad, Pakistan
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm off-break
Nationality
Australia
Country
Australia
Usman Khawaja
Usman Khawaja
Usman Khawaja
Usman Khawaja is a 39-year-old Australian cricketer (born December 18, 1986) who is a left-handed batsman and captain of the Brisbane Heat and Queensland Bulls. He is the first Australian of Pakistani origin to represent Australia in cricket and holds the distinction of being a qualified commercial pilot. Professionally, he is a prominent Test batsman with over 6,000 career runs, and also plays in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and domestic T20 cricket.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 39 | T20 | April 26, 2026 | 66 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 153.49 |
| Hyderabad Kingsmen vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 24 | T20 | April 16, 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Quetta Gladiators vs Rawalpindi Pindiz · Match 18 | T20 | April 10, 2026 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Queensland vs Western Australia · 26th Match | First Class | March 5, 2026 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 68.18 |
| Queensland vs South Australia · 22nd Match | First Class | February 16, 2026 | 19 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 33.93 |
| Victoria vs Queensland · 20th Match | First Class | February 5, 2026 | 55 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 38.19 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Super League 2026 | T20 | Mar 26, 2026 - May 3, 2026 | 75 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 141.51 |
| Big Bash League 2025 | T20 | Dec 14, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 | 108 | 73 | 9 | 4 | 147.95 |
| The Ashes 2025 | TEST | Nov 21, 2025 - Jan 8, 2026 | 176 | 293 | 19 | 0 | 60.07 |
| Sheffield Shield 2025 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 4, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026 | 291 | 546 | 41 | 0 | 53.30 |
| Australia tour of West Indies 2025 | TEST | Jun 25, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025 | 117 | 303 | 10 | 1 | 38.61 |
| ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 | TEST | Jun 11, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 13.95 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 88 | 159 | 6229 | 12757 | 232 | 42.9500 | 48.8200 | 14 | 664 | 28 | 28 | 16 |
| ODI | 40 | 39 | 1554 | 1848 | 104 | 42.0000 | 84.0900 | 2 | 150 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| T20 | 123 | 122 | 3409 | 2599 | 109 | 29.9000 | 131.1600 | 8 | 413 | 56 | 17 | 3 |
| T20I | 9 | 9 | 241 | 182 | 58 | 26.7700 | 132.4100 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 133 | 130 | 5494 | 6456 | 166 | 45.0300 | 85.0900 | 8 | 561 | 63 | 32 | 14 |
| First Class | 229 | 398 | 15589 | 30979 | 232 | 43.1800 | 50.3200 | 37 | 1841 | 85 | 74 | 43 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 88 | 3 | 3.00 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0.0000 | 2.6600 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 123 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 133 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 229 | 15 | 29.00 | 174 | 111 | 1 | 111.0000 | 3.8200 | 174.0000 | 1/21 | 1/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder · Match 29 | T20 | January 10, 2026 | 78 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 162.50 |
| Sri Lanka vs Australia · 1st Test | Test | January 29, 2025 | 232 | 352 | 16 | 1 | 65.91 |
Teams Played For
- International: Australia, Australia U-19
- Domestic/T20: Queensland (Captain), Brisbane Heat, New South Wales, Sydney Thunder, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Rising Pune Supergiant, Islamabad United, Pindiz (PSL 2026)
International Debuts
- Test: January 3, 2011, vs. England at the Sydney Cricket Ground
- ODI: January 11, 2013, vs. Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- T20I: January 31, 2016, vs. India at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Domestic And Other League Debuts
- First-Class: February 15, 2008, vs. Victoria for New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground
- T20: January 2, 2010, vs. Victoria for New South Wales at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- IPL (Indian Premier League): May 5, 2016, vs. Delhi Capitals
Career Highlights & Records
- Test Dominance: Second-highest scorer in WTC 2021-23 cycle (1621 runs).
- 2023 Ashes: Series' top scorer (496 runs), batted on all five days of a Test.
- 2023 Awards: ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, Shane Warne Test Player of the Year, Community Impact Award.
Key Achievements
- Captaincy of Queensland Bulls and Brisbane Heat.
- Instrumental in Sydney Thunder's BBL|05 title win.
- Scored centuries against New Zealand, West Indies, and South Africa.
- Marathon fourth-innings 141 in Dubai Test (2018).
