Usman Khan Shinwari ( ps, ; born 5 January 1994) is professional

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er. He is a left-arm

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who plays for the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd cricket team (ZTBL) in Pakistan's first-class cricket circuit. He has also previously played for the

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(KRL). In December 2013, he bowled ZTBL to victory in the national T20 final with impressive figures of 5

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s for 9 runs in four overs. He was subsequently picked for the national side in the T20 series against Sri Lanka in the UAE. In August 2018, Shinwari 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 November 2021, he announced his retirement from

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Early life and career

Usman Shinwari belongs to the Ghanikhel Shinwari tribe of the

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. He grew up in

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, a town in

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, on the border with

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. He started his cricket career from the Tatara Ground in Landi Kotal, which is named after the nearby Tatara hills. His father, Asmat Ullah Khan also used to be a cricketer and played domestic matches.

Domestic and T20 career

He plays domestic cricket for the ZTBL. On 3 December 2013, he took 5 wickets for 9 runs (including the wicket of

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) to help ZTBL beat

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in the final of the

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for departments. He was also the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 11 wickets in six games. In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Jaffna Stallions for the inaugural edition of the

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. In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the

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. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the

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following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. In July 2022, he was signed by the

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for the third edition of the

International career

On basis of his domestic performance, PCB selection committee selected Usman for the 2013–14 T20I series against Sri Lanka, started on 11 December 2013 in the UAE. He was given only one over in his debut game versus Sri Lanka at the DSC after it went for 9 runs. He was given his full quota of 4 overs in the next T20 and went for 52 runs. He also scored 2 * off 3 balls. In March 2017, he was named in Pakistan's

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(T20I) squad for their matches against the West Indies. In October 2017, he was added to Pakistan's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka on 20 October 2017. In the second match of his career, he took his maiden five-wicket haul, completing it in only 21 deliveries. Pakistan won the match comprehensively, beating Sri Lanka 5–0. He was awarded with man of the match award. In December 2019, he was named in Pakistan's

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squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka. He made his Test debut for Pakistan against

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on 11 December 2019. In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.

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