| Muhammad Waseem | |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Opening Batter |
| International: | true |
| Odidebutdate: | 5 February |
| Odidebutyear: | 2022 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Oman |
| Odicap: | 89 |
| Lastodidate: | 6 June |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | West Indies |
| Odishirt: | 10 |
| T20idebutdate: | 5 October |
| T20idebutyear: | 2021 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Namibia |
| T20icap: | 55 |
| Lastt20idate: | 3 November |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2023 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Nepal |
| T20ishirt: | 10 |
| Club1: | MI Emirates |
| Year1: | 2024 |
| Club2: | Chattogram Challengers |
| Year2: | 2024 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | ODI |
| Matches1: | 41 |
| Runs1: | 1069 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.07 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/6 |
| Top Score1: | 119 |
| Deliveries1: | 24 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 22/– |
| Column2: | T20I |
| Matches2: | 23 |
| Runs2: | 942 |
| Bat Avg2: | 42.81 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/7 |
| Top Score2: | 112 |
| Deliveries2: | 34 |
| Wickets2: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 10.50 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 19/– |
| Date: | 21 September 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1241277.html Cricinfo |
Muhammad Waseem (born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] [2]
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]
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]
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]