Muhammad Abbas (New Zealand cricketer)
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| Full name | Muhammad Arslan Abbas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 2003 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Azhar Abbas (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 222) | 29 March 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 April 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022/23–present | Wellington (squad no. 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 April 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad Abbas (born 29 November 2003) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Wellington.
Biography
[edit]Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Abbas moved to New Zealand as a young child when his father, Azhar Abbas, joined Karori Cricket Club in Wellington.[1] He started playing cricket at a young age and scored his first century at the age of 11.[1][2]
Abbas attended Marshall Laing Primary School and later King's College, Auckland, where he played for the first XI for four years under the coaching of former New Zealand spinner Dipak Patel.[1][2] He focused more on his bowling growing up, learning from his father.[1]
In the 2018 season, Abbas scored seven centuries.[3]
In December 2022, the Abbas family settled in Wellington, and he joined his father's former club, Karori.[1]
On 25 February 2023, Abbas made his first-class cricket debut for Wellington against Otago.[4] In July 2023, he was awarded a contract with Wellington.[5] In August 2023, Abbas was selected to play for New Zealand A in a series against Australia A.[6]
On 29 March 2025, he made his ODI debut for New Zealand against Pakistan in the first game of a 3-match series. In this match he set a new world record for the fastest 50 on debut in an ODI (in terms of balls faced). He was caught on the boundary from the last ball of the innings with 52 runs off 26 balls. He also took one wicket, dismissing the Pakistani captain Mohammad Rizwan.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "All-rounder Muhammad Abbas turns heads for Wellington at under-19 nationals". Stuff.
- ^ a b "Is this teen NZ cricket's next big thing?". New Zealand Herald. 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Cricket's rising star - Sport News". 4 April 2024.
- ^ "OTAGO vs WELL, Plunket Shield 2022/23, 15th match at Dunedin, February 25 - 28, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Four New Players Awarded Firebirds Contracts | Blaze & Firebirds". www.blazefirebirds.co.nz. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Ashok & Foxcroft included in strong NZ A squad to tour Australia". New Zealand Cricket. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ Rasool, Danyal (29 March 2025). "Chapman, Abbas and Smith see off Pakistan challenge to give NZ 1-0 series lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2025.