Usama Mir

Usama Mir (born 23 December 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays as a leg-spinner for Central Punjab in domestic cricket.

Usama Mir
Personal information
Born (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg spin
RoleSpinner
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 239)9 January 2023 v New Zealand
Last ODI23 October 2023 v Afghanistan
ODI shirt no.24
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–2014/15Khan Research Laboratories
2015/16Sialkot Stallions
2015/16–2018/19Sui Southern Gas Company
2016–2020Karachi Kings (squad no. 23)
2016; 2020/21Baluchistan
2017Sindh
2017/18Rajshahi Kings
2019St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2019Panadura Sports Club
2022/23Central Punjab
2023-presentMultan Sultans
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 8 17 40 66
Runs scored 38 451 322 185
Batting average 8.00 19.60 10.84 8.04
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 20 77* 42 30
Balls bowled 348 1965 1795 1250
Wickets 11 28 63 54
Bowling average 35.09 44.21 28.49 29.94
5 wickets in innings – 1 2 0
10 wickets in match – 0 – 0
Best bowling 4/43 6/91 5/23 4/24
Catches/stumpings 2/– 9/– 10/– 25/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 January 2023

He has recently joined Colwyn Bay Cricket Club in the North of Wales. Mir was born to an ethnic Kashmiri family in Sialkot.

Domestic career

Mir has played for Khan Research Laboratories from 2013 to 2015 seasons and remained as wicket-taking option for his captain. He was the leading wicket taker during the 2015 edition of the Haier Super 8 T20 Cup.[2] In 2017, Mir played for Karachi Kings in PSL. He was also the part of the Pakistan team which ended as runners up to Sri Lanka in the 2017 ACC Emerging Team Cup.[3] During that tournament he finished as the leading wicket-taker with 13 dismissals.[4] In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[5][6] He took the most wickets for Punjab during the tournament, with six dismissals in four matches.[7] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[8][9]

International career

Mir made his ODI debut against New Zealand in January 2023. He took his first wicket of Kane Williamson and went on to take two wickets in total in that match.

References
  1. Moeen, Muhammad Mustafa (6 January 2016). "From boys to men: Five potential breakout stars of the PSL". The Express Tribune. Unusually tall for a spinner, Usama Mir stands at six feet three inches [...]
  2. Usama Mir – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. "Pakistan Under-23s Squad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. "Cricket Records | Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup, 2016/17 | Records | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. "Pakistan Cup 2018, Punjab: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.


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