Usman Mushtaq (born 5 November 1986) is a Pakistani-born

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er who played for the

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. He made his debut for the UAE in November 2015. He has represented the UAE at

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(ODI) and

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levels. Before emigrating to the UAE, he played

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for

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in Pakistan and also represented the Pakistan under-19s.

Career in Pakistan

Mushtaq was born in

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, Pakistan. He made his first-class debut for Sialkot in January 2003, aged 16, in a

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match against the

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. On debut, he opened the batting with

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(another future UAE international), and scored 67 runs from 115 balls. Their opening partnership was 177 runs. Mushtaq played one other Quaid-i-Azam match during the 2002–03 season, against

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. He again opened with Shaiman Anwar, scoring nine runs in the first innings and 27 runs in the second. Later in the season, in February and March 2003, Mushtaq twice played for Sialkot in the limited-overs National Bank of Pakistan Patron's Cup, appearing against

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and Faisalabad. In April 2005, when the Sri Lankan under-19s toured, Mushtaq was selected in the Pakistan under-19s squad. He played a single under-19 ODI, making nine runs from 18 balls coming in fourth in the batting order. One of his under-19 teammates was a fellow Sialkoti, Arsalan Anwar, while his opponents included future Sri Lankan Test players

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, and

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. Mushtaq's last appearances in Pakistani domestic competitions came in December 2005, when he played for

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in Grade II of the

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.Miscellaneous matches played by Usman Mushtaq
CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

Career in the UAE

After emigrating to the UAE, Mushtaq made his debut for the UAE national team in early November 2015, in a two-day match against

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. Later in the month, he made his first-class debut for the UAE, playing an

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match against

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. His

(ODI) debut came a few days later against the same team, in a

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game. Mushtaq made his

debut for the UAE in February 2016, against Ireland. Later in the month, he also made appearances against

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in the 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier and against

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in the 2016 Asia Cup.Twenty20 matches played by Usman Mushtaq
CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mushtaq, Usman 1986 births Living people Emirati cricketers Pakistani cricketers Pakistani emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Sialkot cricketers Cricketers from Sialkot United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers