Mohammad Hussain Talat (in Punjabi and ur, ; born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in April 2018. Domestically, he plays for

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in the

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(PSL).

Domestic career

He made his PSL debut vs

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in which he scored a valuable fifty for his team and helped

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to win the game for 1 run. In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He was named the man of the match in the final of the tournament. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the

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tournament. In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the

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tournament. In August 2020, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 domestic season. In October 2020, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Talat scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 253 runs. He joined Rawalakot Hawks in the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League. He was man of the match in 2021 Kashmir Premier League.

International career

In March 2018, he was named in Pakistan's

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(T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the

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on 1 April 2018 where he was named the man of the match. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the

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(PCB). In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. The following month, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against

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on 22 January 2019. In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.

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