Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer)

Not to be confused with Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer, born 1970) or Mohammad Nawaz (cricketer, born 1974).

Mohammad Nawaz
Personal information
Born (1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 31)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 223)13 October 2016 v West Indies
Last Test9 December 2022 v England
ODI debut (cap 210)18 August 2016 v Ireland
Last ODI14 November 2025 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.21
T20I debut (cap 68)29 February 2016 v United Arab Emirates
Last T20I28 November 2025 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2018/19Rawalpindi
2012/13–2015/16National Bank of Pakistan
2016–2023Quetta Gladiators
2016–2018Balochistan
2016/17Karachi Blues
2017Sindh
2017/18United Bank Limited
2018–2019Cape Town Blitz
2019Sylhet Sixers
2018/19Federal Areas
2019/20–2023Northern
2019/20Rajshahi Royals
2023Rangpur Riders
2024Khulna Tigers
2025Islamabad United
2026Sialkot Stallionz
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 39 76 61
Runs scored 144 434 720 3,311
Batting average 16.00 18.86 18.46 34.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 6/16
Top score 45 53 45* 170
Balls bowled 959 1,869 1,352 6,355
Wickets 16 45 71 111
Bowling average 31.00 35.20 23.18 29.99
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 4
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 5/88 4/19 5/19 7/31
Catches/stumpings 4/– 15/– 31/– 28/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
Asia Cup
Runner-up 2022 UAE
Runner-up 2025 UAE
T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 September 2025

Mohammad Nawaz[a] (pronounced [mʊɦəmməd nəwaːz]; born 21 March 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer. In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[1][2]

Early life and family

Nawaz was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab to a Pashtun family, belonging to Akbarpura, a village in Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He received his early education from the F.G. Boys School in Rawalpindi.[3] He is fluent in English, Urdu, Pashto and Punjabi.

In 2018, he married Izdihaar, a South African diagnostic radiographer of Saudi Arabian descent.[4]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Nawaz has played domestic cricket for several regional and departmental teams in Pakistan, including Rawalpindi, National Bank of Pakistan, Northern and Baluchistan.[5] In April 2018 he was named vice-captain of Baluchistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup and finished the tournament as Baluchistan's leading wicket-taker (nine wickets in four matches).[6][7]

In March 2019 he was named in the Federal Areas squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[8] In January 2021, Nawaz was appointed captain of Northern for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[9]

Pakistan Super League

Nawaz was signed by Quetta Gladiators for the inaugural 2016 Pakistan Super League. He made an immediate impact in the tournament opener against Islamabad United, taking 4 for 13 and earning the player-of-the-match award.[10] He finished the 2016 PSL as one of the tournament's leading wicket-takers (13 wickets) and was retained by Quetta for the 2017 season, where he took 10 wickets in 10 matches as Quetta reached the final.[11][12]

Ahead of the 2023 PSL Draft Nawaz was released by Quetta and later signed by Karachi Kings as a wild‐card pick.[13]

Other franchise leagues

International career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan against the United Arab Emirates in the 2016 Asia Cup on 29 February 2016.[20] He was hit for 38 runs from 3 overs after being called to bowl by captain Shahid Afridi. Waqar Younis, the head coach, criticised Afridi for this and said that it was 'unfair' for him to call Nawaz up being relatively new and that it 'destroyed the youngster's confidence'.[21]

He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan against Ireland on 18 August 2016, scoring a half-century.[22] In September 2016, he was named man of the match in the final of the 2016–17 National T20 Cup.[23]

He made his Test debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in Dubai on 13 October 2016.[24]

In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[26]

In July 2022, in the first match against Sri Lanka, he took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[27]

In September 2022, he was instrumental in a record win against India during the Asia Cup, being Pakistan's highest successful run-chase against India in a T20I,[28] eventually named Player of the Match for his all-round contributions.

In September 2025, in the match against Afghanistan in UAE T20I Tri-series, he took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket, which also included a hat-trick, bowling out Afghanistan for 66, their second-lowest ever T20I total. Nawaz had previously contributed a 21-ball 25 with the bat in a low-scoring game. For his all-round performance he was adjudged Player of the Match as well Player of the Series.[29]

In February 2026, in the third and final T20I of Australia's 2025-26 tour of Pakistan in Lahore, Pakistan completed a 3-0 series whitewash with a dominant 111-run victory over Australia, Australia's worst-ever T20I loss. Nawaz was named Player of the Match, delivering a career-best T20I bowling performance with figures of 5 for 18, spinning a major collapse in the Australian batting lineup and playing a pivotal role in Pakistan’s triumph.[30]

References

  1. ^ Urdu, Pashto: محمد نواز
  1. ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Mohammad Nawaz Profile - Cricket Player Pakistan | Stats, Records, Video".
  4. ^ G., Sandip (4 September 2022). "Mohammad Nawaz trying to make a name for himself and Pakistan's tribe of left-arm spinners". Indian Express. Retrieved 5 October 2022. "Woh Pathan hain, usme dum hain," references too [...] a boy from Rawalpindi [...] he married a diagnostic radiographer Izdihaar who lives in South Africa of Saudi Arabia descent [...]
  5. ^ "Mohammad Nawaz profile - Cricket Player Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad". Geo TV. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Cup 2018, Balochistan: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". www.pcb.com.pk. 10 January 2014.
  10. ^ "IU v QG, Pakistan Super League 2015/16 – full scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Pakistan Super League, 2015/16 - Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Nerveless Nawaz puts Quetta in PSL final". ESPNcricinfo. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Pakistan Super League squads & drafts 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Global T20 Canada 2019 squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Cape Town Blitz squad, Mzansi Super League 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  18. ^ "Rajshahi Royals squad, BPL 2019/20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Mohammad Nawaz and Andre Russell fire Rajshahi Royals to BPL title (match report)". ESPNcricinfo. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  20. ^ "Asia Cup, 6th Match: Pakistan v United Arab Emirates at Dhaka, Feb 29, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  21. ^ "Waqar Younis blames Shahid Afridi for World Twenty20 exit". BBC Sport. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  22. ^ "Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 1st ODI: Ireland v Pakistan at Dublin (Malahide), Aug 18, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  23. ^ "National T20 Cup, Final: Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites at Multan, Sep 16, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  24. ^ "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Test: Pakistan v West Indies at Dubai (DSC), Oct 13-17, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  25. ^ "Haider Ali the new face as Pakistan name 29-man squad for England Tests and T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  26. ^ "Sharjeel Khan dropped from T20 World Cup squad; Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah make 15-man cut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Fifties from Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal put Sri Lanka in command". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Rizwan, Nawaz set up Pakistan's record win over India". AP News. 4 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Nawaz hat-trick helps Pakistan down Afghanistan in tri-series final". France24. 7 September 2025.
  30. ^ Lavalette, Tristan (1 February 2026). "Ayub, Shadab and Nawaz lead Pakistan to 3-0 sweep". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
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