Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)

Muhammad Waseem (born 12 February 1996) is an Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.^[1][2]

Muhammad Waseem

Personal information
Born	(1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 29) Mian Channu, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Opening Batter
International information
National side	United Arab Emirates
ODI debut (cap 89)	5 February 2022 v Oman
Last ODI	9 November 2024 v Netherlands
ODI shirt no.	10
T20I debut (cap 55)	5 October 2021 v Namibia
Last T20I	21 December 2024 v Kuwait
T20I shirt no.	10
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2024-present	MI Emirates
2024	Chattogram Challengers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 56 69 56 98 Runs scored 1398 2515 1398 3178 Batting average 24.96 39.29 24.96 35.31 100s/50s 1/6 3/20 1/6 3/23 Top score 119 112 119 112 Balls bowled 71 59 71 59 Wickets 0 5 0 5 Bowling average – 19.20 – 19.20 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling – 2/13 – 2/13 Catches/stumpings 24/– 56/– 24/– 79/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 March 2025

Personal life

Waseem was born in Pakistan,^[3] growing up in the Punjab's city of Mian Channu. His nickname is Babba. ^[4] He qualified to play for the UAE in April 2021 by meeting the ICC's three-year residency requirement.^[3]

Franchise career

On 3 February 2021, in the 2021 T10 League, Waseem equalled the record for the fastest fifty in a T10 cricket match, doing so in 12 balls.^[5][6] In May 2021, he was called into the Multan Sultans squad as a replacement player for the 2021 Pakistan Super League.^[7] In September 2023, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers following the players' draft to play for them in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League.^[8]

International career

In October 2021, Waseem was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 Summer T20 Bash tournament.^[9] He made his T20I debut on 5 October 2021, for the UAE against Namibia.^[10] Five days later, in the UAE's match against Ireland, Waseem scored his first century in T20I cricket, with 107 not out from 62 balls.^[11]

In November 2021, he was named in the UAE's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2021 Namibia Tri-Nation Series.^[12] In February 2022, he was also named in the UAE's ODI squad for their series against Oman.^[13] He made his ODI debut on 5 February 2022 against Oman.^[14]

Waseem was appointed captain of the UAE in March 2023, replacing CP Rizwan for the final match of the 2023 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. His first full series was the Nepal Tri-Nation Series which was UAE's final series of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.^[15] Waseem scored his maiden ODI century against Papua New Guinea in the Nepal series, scoring 119 from 76 balls including twelve sixes. His century came from 61 balls and set a new UAE record for the fastest ODI century,^[16] but was surpassed the following day by Asif Khan's 41-ball century.^[17]