Mohammad Hussain Talat (Punjabi and Urdu: حسین طلعت; born 12 February 1996) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in April 2018. Domestically, he plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Hussain Talat
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Hussain Talat
Born (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996 (age 28)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 219)22 January 2019 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 77)1 April 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I14 February 2021 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2013Zarai Taraqiati Bank
2013/14–2018/19Sui Northern Gas
2014/15–2018/19Lahore
2016/17Federally Administered Tribal Areas
2017–2021Islamabad United (squad no. 12)
2017–2018Federal Areas
2018Cape Town Blitz
2018/19Punjab
2019/20Balochistan
2020/21Southern Punjab (squad no. 90)
2021/22Central Punjab
2022; 2024Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 23; formerly 8)
2022/23Balochistan
2023Lahore Qalandars
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 18 58 81
Runs scored 2 394 3,073 2,271
Batting average 2.00 24.62 37.93 39.15
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 5/17 6/12
Top score 2 63 253 141*
Balls bowled 12 36 2,761 1,276
Wickets 0 4 48 31
Bowling average 13.50 38.31 41.90
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/12 3/24 4/54
Catches/stumpings 0/– 5/– 30/– 24/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 January 2023

Domestic career edit

He made his PSL debut vs Quetta Gladiators in which he scored a valuable fifty for his team and helped Islamabad United to win the game for 1 run.[1] In April 2018, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[2][3] He was named the man of the match in the final of the tournament.[4] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[5][6]

In September 2019, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8] In August 2020, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2020–21 domestic season.[9] In October 2020, in the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Talat scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 253 runs.[10]

He joined Rawalakot Hawks in the first edition of the Kashmir Premier League. He was man of the match in 2021 Kashmir Premier League.

International career edit

In March 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.[11][12] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 1 April 2018 where he was named the man of the match.[13]

In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[14][15] In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[16] The following month, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against South Africa.[17] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against South Africa on 22 January 2019.[18] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hussain Talat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Final (D/N), Pakistan Cup at Faisalabad, May 6 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Six Cricket Association squads confirmed". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Hussain Talat (253) and Shan Masood (134) send Northern on a leather chase". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Asif Ali, Talat and Shaheen Afridi picked for WI T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Afridi, Talat, Ali bring gush of youth to Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  13. ^ "1st T20I, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Apr 1 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  14. ^ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  15. ^ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan back in Pakistan ODI squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  18. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), Pakistan tour of South Africa at Durban, Jan 22 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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