Full Name
Yasim Murtaza
Born
4 December 1990
Place Of Birth
Sialkot, Punjab
Role
Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Slow left-arm orthodox
International Team
Hong Kong, China
Yasim Murtaza
Yasim Murtaza
Yasim Murtaza
Yasim Murtaza is a Pakistani-born, left-handed batting all-rounder who now captains Hong Kong, known for his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, notable for a comeback from a serious injury (the 2016 hotel fire) that pivoted his career from Pakistan domestic cricket to representing Hong Kong internationally since 2022, playing in T20Is, with key performances in the Asia Cup qualifiers, featuring for various domestic teams in Pakistan like Rawalpindi Rams before his international debut.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 7 | List A | March 7, 2026 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 6 | List A | March 5, 2026 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 4 | T20I | March 1, 2026 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 2 | T20I | February 26, 2026 | 60 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 200.00 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 1 | T20I | February 25, 2026 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong · Match 11 | T20 | November 19, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 7 | List A | March 7, 2026 | 8.1 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 6 | List A | March 5, 2026 | 6.2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 4 | T20I | March 1, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 2 | T20I | February 26, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 1 | T20I | February 25, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong · Match 11 | T20 | November 19, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait tour of Hong Kong 2026 | T20I | Feb 25, 2026 - Mar 7, 2026 | 74 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 172.09 |
| ACC Mens Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 | T20 | Nov 14, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 60 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 127.66 |
| Hong Kong tour of Qatar 2025 | T20I | Nov 12, 2025 - Nov 13, 2025 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 83.87 |
| Hong Kong Sixes 2025 | T10 | Nov 7, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 52 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 288.89 |
| Asia Cup 2025 | T20I | Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 100.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait tour of Hong Kong 2026 | LISTA | Feb 25, 2026 - Mar 7, 2026 | 14.3 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 3/20 | 3.72 |
| ACC Mens Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 | T20 | Nov 14, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1/24 | 6.33 |
| Hong Kong tour of Qatar 2025 | T20I | Nov 12, 2025 - Nov 13, 2025 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 2/15 | 4.75 |
| Asia Cup 2025 | T20I | Sep 9, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 12 | 0 | 99 | 2 | 2/37 | 8.25 |
| Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy 2025 | T20I | Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 26, 2025 | 22.4 | 0 | 126 | 9 | 3/11 | 5.56 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 110 | 88 | 1291 | 1070 | 64 | 16.7600 | 120.6500 | 11 | 91 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
| T20I | 71 | 60 | 895 | 763 | 60 | 17.2100 | 117.3000 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 78 | 70 | 1532 | 1721 | 107 | 28.3700 | 89.0100 | 16 | 117 | 44 | 10 | 1 |
| First Class | 74 | 118 | 2914 | 0 | 120 | 26.7300 | 0.0000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 110 | 99 | 336.00 | 2016 | 2284 | 95 | 24.0400 | 6.7900 | 21.2000 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 71 | 68 | 240.00 | 1440 | 1543 | 77 | 20.0300 | 6.4200 | 18.7000 | 4/9 | 4/9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 78 | 75 | 627.30 | 3765 | 2952 | 102 | 28.9400 | 4.7000 | 36.9000 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| First Class | 74 | 105 | 1217.50 | 7307 | 3760 | 123 | 30.5600 | 3.0800 | 59.4000 | 5/43 | 8/231 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong vs Kuwait · Match 2 | T20I | February 26, 2026 | 60 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 200.00 |
| Singapore vs Hong Kong · Match 12 | T20I | July 24, 2025 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Bahrain vs Hong Kong · Match 5 | T20I | March 14, 2025 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 82.61 |
| Hong Kong vs Singapore · Match 13 | ODI | November 15, 2024 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 81.25 |
News
AFG-A vs HK 11th T20I: Where to Watch Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 1414
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SL-A VS HK T20I: Where to Watch Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 464
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BAN-A VS HK T20I: Where to Watch Bangladesh A VS Hong Kong, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 628
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Hong Kong Sixes vs Sri Lanka Sixes T10: Where to Watch Hong Kong vs Sri Lanka H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 358
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Hong Kong Sixes vs Bangladesh Sixes T10: Where to Watch Hong Kong vs Bangladesh H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 491
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SL vs HK 8th T20 Asia Cup: Where to Watch Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 1069
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BAN vs HK 3rd T20 Asia Cup: Where to Watch Bangladesh vs Hong-Kong, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 11326
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Asia Cup 2025 Points Table: Afghanistan Beat Hong Kong In Opener | AFG vs HK | Points Table & NRR 930
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Recent International Matches
Last T20I Match: Hong Kong vs. Qatar, November 13, 2025, Doha (West End Park International Cricket Stadium).
Other Recent Matches (2025): Included matches against Bangladesh (Sep 15), Afghanistan (Sep 11), Malaysia (Sep 9), and Singapore (Jul 25) in various tournaments like the Asia Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy.
International Debuts
T20I Debut: Hong Kong vs. Uganda, July 11, 2022, Bulawayo.
List A Debut: (Domestic context) R Rams vs. L Eagles, March 15, 2006.
First-Class Debut: (Domestic context) Rawalpindi vs. Faisalabad, January 24-27, 2007.
Key Career Highlights & Records
Injury & Switch: A serious injury from the 2016 hotel fire in Karachi halted his Pakistan career, leading him to move to Hong Kong and eventually represent them.
Asia Cup 2022: Best all-round performer in qualifiers (130 runs, 3 wickets).
CWC Challenge League B: Scored 107* (his highest List A score) and took 15 wickets in the 2019-2022 edition.
Captaincy: Became captain of Hong Kong, leading them in the T20 Asia Cup 2025.
T20I Stats (approx.): Over 800 runs and 70+ wickets in T20 Internationals.
Career & Teams
International: Hong Kong (since 2022)
Pakistan Domestic: Rawalpindi Rams, Pakistan Television, Rawalpindi, Federal Areas Leopards, National Highway Authority, Rawalpindi Under-19s
Hong Kong Domestic/Franchise: Kowloon Lions, Hong Kong Islanders, Hong Kong A, Pakistan Association
