Muhammad Musa Khan (, ; born 28 August 2000) is a Pakistani

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er. He made his international debut for the

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against Australia in November 2019.

Early career

Musa was born in

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but his family is originally from

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. He started his cricketing journey at the age of 16 in 2016 when he joined the Islamabad Gymkhana Cricket Club, before playing at Under-19 level. After performing in Regional U19s he'd eventually play for the National U19 squad in the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup in November 2017 and, later, in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in January and February 2018.

Domestic career

He made his

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debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 16 October 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 7 November 2018. He made his

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debut for Islamabad United in the 2019 Pakistan Super League on 22 February 2019. During the tournament, the "tall, broad-shouldered young man with green eyes and an eye-catching hairstyle" was noted for his pace (in the high 140s) but a lack of accuracy. Playing for

in the 2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he took 38 wickets in five matches at an average of 9.82, and was named bowler of the tournament. In the match against

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he took 5 for 32 and 7 for 28.

International career

In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's

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and

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(T20I) squads for their series against Australia. He made his T20I debut for Pakistan, against

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, on 8 November 2019. He made his Test debut for Pakistan, also against Australia, on 29 November 2019. 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 October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe. On 29 October 2020, he was named in Pakistan's

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(ODI) squad for the first match against Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan, against

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, on 1 November 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Musa, Muhammad 2000 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen Islamabad United cricketers Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricketers Cricketers from Islamabad Chitrali people Cricketers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa