Mohammad Nawaz (

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: ; born 21 March 1994) is a Pakistani

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er. 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).

Personal life

Mohammad Nawaz was born in

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into a

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family, originally belonging to

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, a village northwest of

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, as he declared in
Youtube video
In 2018, he married Izdihaar, a South African diagnostic

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descent.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He was bought by

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for the 2016 Pakistan Super League (PSL). In his debut match for the franchise against

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he took 4 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. He finished the tournament as the fourth leading wicket-taker. His performance in the initial phase of the PSL resulted in a call-up to Pakistan's

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squad. Due to his performance in 2016 season, he was retained by the team for 2017 season. He finished the season with 10 wickets in the 10 matches he played. In April 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of

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's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He took the most wickets for Baluchistan during the tournament, with nine dismissals in four matches. In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the

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of the

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tournament. In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the

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. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the

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tournament. In the same month, he was also named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the

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in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In January 2021, he was named as the captain of Northern for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.

International career

He made his

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debut for Pakistan against the United Arab Emirates in the 2016 Asia Cup on 29 February 2016. He was hit for 38 runs from 3 overs after being called to bowl by captain Shahid Afridi.

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, 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'. He made his

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debut for Pakistan against

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on 18 August 2016, scoring a half-century. In September 2016, he was named man of the match in the final of the 2016–17 National T20 Cup. He made his

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debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in

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on 13 October 2016. In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the

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. In July 2022, in the first match against Sri Lanka, he took his first

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in Test cricket. 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, eventually named man of the match for his all-round contributions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nawaz, Mohammad 1994 births Living people Cricketers from Rawalpindi Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Balochistan cricketers Cape Town Blitz cricketers Federal Areas cricketers Karachi Blues cricketers National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Rajshahi Royals cricketers Rangpur Riders cricketers Rawalpindi cricketers Rawalpindi Rams cricketers Quetta Gladiators cricketers Sindh cricketers Sylhet Strikers cricketers United Bank Limited cricketers