Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja
Khawaja in January 2018
Personal information
Full name
Usman Tariq Khawaja
Born (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986
Islamabad, Pakistan
NicknameUzzie
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 419)3 January 2011 v England
Last Test6 February 2025 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 199)11 January 2013 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI6 July 2019 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.1
T20I debut (cap 80)31 January 2016 v India
Last T20I9 September 2016 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08–2011/12New South Wales
2011–2012Derbyshire
2011/12–2021/22Sydney Thunder
2012/13–presentQueensland
2014Lancashire
2016Rising Pune Supergiant
2018Glamorgan
2021Islamabad United
2022/23– presentBrisbane Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 80 40 214 133
Runs scored 5,930 1,554 14,976 5,494
Batting average 45.61 42.00 44.83 45.03
100s/50s 16/27 2/12 43/71 14/32
Top score 232 104 232 166
Balls bowled 18 174
Wickets 0 1
Bowling average 111.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/21
Catches/stumpings 62/– 13/– 165/– 49/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Australia
World Test Championship
Winner2021-2023 England
Runner-up2023–2025 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 June 2025

Usman Tariq Khawaja (Urdu: عثمان خواجہ; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in Test cricket and Queensland. Khawaja made his first-class cricket debut for New South Wales in 2008 and played his first international match for Australia in January 2011. He has also played county cricket in the United Kingdom and briefly played in both the Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super League Twenty20 tournaments.

Khawaja was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. He was the second-highest scoring batsman in the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship with 1,621 runs, the highest by an Australian batsman. In 2023, he won the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year Award.