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Usama Mir Age, Stats, 222 T20 Wickets and 6/8 Record

Usama Mir is a 30-year-old Pakistan leg-spinner who played for Lahore Qalandars in HBL PSL 11 and has a three-year T20 contract with Worcestershire. His 18 July 2026 career snapshot records 222 wickets in 186 T20 matches, while official 2026 reports add two especially useful season markers: a Pakistan domestic T20 record of 6/8 for Sialkot and 20 Vitality Blast wickets for Worcestershire. Mir has also played 12 ODIs and five T20Is for Pakistan, with ODI-best figures of 4/43.

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Right-handedRight-arm leg break bowlerBorn 23 December 1995

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Full nameUsama Mir

Age30As of 22 August 2026

Date of birth23 December 1995Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm leg break

Career overview

Usama Mir cricket career

Born 23 December 1995 in Sialkot; age 30 on 22 August 2026.

Right-handed batter and right-arm leg-break bowler for Pakistan.

Dated career record: 15 ODI wickets, five T20I wickets and 222 wickets in all T20 cricket.

Took 16 wickets in five matches to lead the 2026 National T20 Cup bowling table.

Played HBL PSL 11 for Lahore Qalandars and took 20 wickets for Worcestershire in the 2026 Vitality Blast.

Career story

Usama Mir career and playing journey

Who is Usama Mir?

Usama Mir is a Pakistan international cricketer from Sialkot who bowls right-arm leg break and bats right-handed. The Pakistan Cricket Board lists his birth date as 23 December 1995 and his birthplace as Sialkot. He was 30 on this profile's 22 August 2026 review date. Worcestershire also classifies him as a bowler and records the same playing styles and birth details.

Mir's main value is as a wicket-taking wrist-spinner in limited-overs cricket. His record also contains useful lower-order batting evidence, including a first-class high score of 77 not out, a T20 high score of 63 and a rapid 23 from ten balls for Worcestershire in June 2026. Those innings support a lower-order hitting role, but his selection record and wicket totals make bowler the accurate primary classification.

How Usama Mir earned his Pakistan ODI call-up

Mir reached Pakistan's ODI squad through a productive 2022-23 domestic season. The PCB named him the best bowler of the Pakistan Cup after 28 wickets and also recorded ten wickets in four Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches. That performance led to his first ODI selection for the home series against New Zealand in January 2023. This pathway matters because it ties the international call-up to a measured domestic record rather than a vague claim about form.

He made his ODI debut against New Zealand in Karachi on 9 January 2023. By the 18 July 2026 statistical cutoff, Mir had played 12 ODIs and taken 15 wickets. His 636 ODI deliveries cost 634 runs, giving him an average of 42.26 and an economy rate just under six runs per over. The record is a short international sample beside a much larger T20 career, so the two bodies of work should not be treated as equally mature.

Usama Mir's 4/43 ODI best against New Zealand

Mir's best ODI figures are 4/43, taken in the fourth ODI against New Zealand at Karachi on 5 May 2023. Pakistan made 334/6 and dismissed New Zealand for 232 to win by 102 runs. The PCB score summary records Mir dismissing Tom Latham, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell and Henry Nicholls. His spell supplied four of the ten wickets in a result that briefly took Pakistan to the top of the ICC ODI team rankings.

The spell shows the type of middle-overs impact that brought Mir into the side. New Zealand had recovered from 46/2 through Latham and Mitchell before Mir helped break the innings open. His career ODI average remains higher than the 4/43 peak performance suggests, so this page presents the match as his best return rather than proof of sustained international dominance. The distinction keeps a notable day in proportion to the complete 12-match record.

Usama Mir at the 2023 Cricket World Cup

Pakistan selected Mir for the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India as an additional spin option alongside Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz. His most unusual tournament appearance came against South Africa in Chennai on 27 October. Shadab was ruled out after a head injury, allowing Mir to enter as the first concussion substitute used in an ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match.

Mir made an immediate contribution by dismissing Rassie van der Dussen in his first over. The wicket broke a third-wicket partnership, although South Africa eventually won by one wicket. The event is significant for a precise reason: it was the competition's first use of a concussion substitute, not the first concussion substitute in all international cricket. That narrower wording matches the ICC account and avoids expanding a tournament record into an incorrect global claim.

Usama Mir's T20I record for Pakistan

The PCB gave Mir his first T20I call-up for Pakistan's five-match tour of New Zealand in January 2024. The selection followed his ODI year and another domestic season in which the board highlighted his limited-overs form. He debuted in Auckland on 12 January and played five T20Is across the New Zealand series and the subsequent home series in Lahore.

At the 18 July 2026 cutoff, Mir had five T20I wickets from five matches, with best figures of 2/21. He conceded 175 runs from 20 overs, an average of 35.00 and an economy rate of 8.75. His overall T20 record is far deeper, at 186 matches and 222 wickets, but international T20 figures must remain separate because franchise and domestic performances do not count as T20Is.

What happened in Usama Mir's record 6/8 spell?

On 12 March 2026, Mir took 6/8 from 3.2 overs for Sialkot Region against Lahore Region Blues in Peshawar. Sialkot defended 210 by bowling Lahore Blues out for 100, a 110-run victory. Mir removed Umar Siddiq, Mohammad Saleem, Nisar Ahmad, Mohammad Rameez, Mohammad Irfan and Mohammad Salman, and the official scorecard named him Player of the Match.

The PCB described 6/8 as the best bowling figures in Pakistan domestic T20 cricket at the time. It also placed the spell joint seventh among all men's T20 bowling figures and identified it as the first six-wicket T20 haul by a Pakistan bowler. Each scope is different: the domestic record concerns matches played in Pakistan's system, the joint-seventh comparison concerns men's T20 cricket worldwide, and the national first concerns the bowler's Pakistan identity.

How strong was Usama Mir's 2026 National T20 Cup?

Mir finished the 2026 National T20 Cup as its leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets from five matches. His official tournament line was 19.2 overs, 163 runs conceded, an average of 10.18, an economy rate of 8.43 and a strike rate of 7.25 balls per wicket. The 6/8 spell supplied six of those wickets, but ten wickets across his other four appearances show that the tournament was not built on one match alone.

He also scored 86 runs from three innings at a strike rate of 175.51. The main batting contribution was 63 from 32 balls against Karachi Region Blues on 8 March, with three fours and six sixes. Sialkot lost that match by 40 runs, so the innings belongs in his personal tournament record without being described as match-winning. His combined 86 runs and 16 wickets add useful all-round context while leaving bowler as his established role.

Usama Mir's first-class record and 2025-26 final

Mir's first-class snapshot contains 73 wickets from 32 matches at 32.24, with best innings figures of 6/91. He has three five-wicket hauls and a batting high score of 77 not out. These figures are smaller than his T20 body of work, but they show that his leg-spin career is not limited to short-format leagues.

A recent example came in the 2025-26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at Gaddafi Stadium. Mir took 5/98 in Karachi Blues' second innings for Sialkot. Karachi Blues still won by 218 runs after setting a target of 533, so the five-for was a strong individual return in defeat. Keeping the match result beside the bowling figures prevents a personal milestone from being mistaken for a title-winning performance.

Usama Mir with Lahore Qalandars in HBL PSL 11

Mir moved into Lahore Qalandars' HBL PSL 11 side after Multan Sultans did not retain players from their previous squad. Official 2026 scorecards confirm his appearances rather than merely listing him as a registered player. Against Peshawar Zalmi on 11 April, he dismissed Babar Azam and returned 1/39 from four overs. Lahore lost by 76 runs, another case where the wicket is useful player evidence but not a positive team result.

His better documented bowling result came against Rawalpindiz on 18 April. Mir bowled Dian Forrester and trapped Cole McConchie lbw, finishing with 2/29 as Lahore defended 210 and won by 32 runs. A day earlier against Quetta Gladiators, he made 22 from seven balls in Lahore's total of 134. These scorecards show both his leg-spin role and occasional lower-order hitting without suggesting he was a regular top-order contributor.

Usama Mir's Worcestershire contract through 2028

Worcestershire signed Mir to a three-year T20 contract announced on 28 July 2025. The agreement brought him back as an overseas player for the 2026 Vitality Blast and is scheduled to classify him as a homegrown player from 2027. The club described 2026 as his second stint at New Road, following his earlier 2023 spell.

That contract gives his county relationship a different status from a one-season guest appearance. It covers T20 cricket rather than every Worcestershire competition, so it does not by itself establish County Championship or one-day availability. The same distinction applies to Lahore Qalandars: HBL PSL 11 evidence confirms a 2026 franchise season, while the Worcestershire deal supplies the longer published contract horizon.

Usama Mir's 20 wickets in the 2026 Vitality Blast

Mir finished Worcestershire's 2026 Vitality Blast campaign with 20 wickets from 12 matches at an average of 18.15 and an economy rate of 7.72. His best figures were 3/27 against Warwickshire Bears on 29 May. That spell helped restrict the Bears to 141 before Worcestershire completed a six-wicket win, and it gave Mir a concrete early-season performance within his return to the club.

The club's reports chart how the total developed. Mir had 14 wickets at an average of 20 before the 5 July match at Glamorgan, then took 2/17 in a 15-run win. He also collected 2/14 when Worcestershire dismissed Kent for 59, and supplied 23 from ten balls against Glamorgan at New Road. The final 20-wicket total is therefore supported by a series of match contributions rather than a single summary line.

Usama Mir's Big Bash League record

Mir played 13 Big Bash League matches for Melbourne Stars and took 16 wickets. Cricket Australia's player record lists best BBL figures of 3/19, a bowling average of 21.50 and an economy rate of 7.32 from 47 overs. Those numbers show why his overall T20 record cannot be explained only through Pakistan domestic cricket and the PSL.

His Melbourne spell included a three-wicket contribution in a December 2023 win alongside Pakistan teammate Haris Rauf. The BBL figures remain a competition-specific record: they are included within his overall T20 aggregate of 222 wickets but should not be added to that total again. Presenting the league line separately helps compare how he performed in Australia without distorting the career total.

What Usama Mir's career numbers say about his role

The widest sample on this page is Mir's T20 record: 222 wickets from 186 matches at 22.21, with 6/8 as his best return. That is about 1.19 wickets per match across domestic competitions and franchise leagues. His two T20 five-wicket hauls show high-impact peaks, while the 2026 National T20 Cup rate of 16 wickets in five matches was far above his career frequency.

His international figures are more modest: 15 wickets in 12 ODIs and five in five T20Is. First-class cricket sits between those samples with 73 wickets from 32 matches. Together, the records describe a bowler whose largest body of success is in T20 cricket, especially when attacking for wickets. They do not establish one universal economy or strike rate because conditions, competitions and statistical cutoffs differ.

Which teams has Usama Mir represented?

Mir's senior career spans Pakistan's national side, regional and departmental cricket, and several T20 leagues. PCB records include Sialkot, Central Punjab, Southern Punjab, Sindh and Ghani Glass among his domestic teams. His franchise and county record includes Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Melbourne Stars, Manchester Originals and Worcestershire.

Team names alone do not prove identical roles or continuous membership. The clearest current dated relationships are his HBL PSL 11 appearances for Lahore Qalandars and the Worcestershire T20 contract covering 2026 through 2028. His 2026 National T20 Cup figures belong to Sialkot Region. This season-by-season separation avoids merging statistics from three teams simply because all appear in the same calendar year.

Usama Mir records and career context

Mir's strongest individual records are carefully scoped. The 6/8 spell was a Pakistan domestic T20 record when the PCB reported it in March 2026 and the first six-wicket T20 haul by a Pakistan bowler. His 28 wickets made him the 2022-23 Pakistan Cup's best bowler, while 16 wickets led the 2026 National T20 Cup. His 4/43 remains his best ODI return.

Other milestones describe participation rather than statistical supremacy. Selection for Pakistan's 2023 World Cup squad placed him at a major global tournament, and his entry against South Africa created the first concussion-substitute appearance in Men's World Cup history. The 2026 Blast total of 20 wickets demonstrates a strong full campaign for Worcestershire. Keeping records, awards, selections and season totals in separate categories makes each claim easier to understand and verify.

Usama Mir records

Usama Mir career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

ODI (Wikipedia, 18 July 2026)12matches

Batting

Runs: 40
High score: 20
Average: 6.70
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 15
Best bowling: 4/43
Average: 42.30
Balls: 636
Catches / stumpings: 7 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20I (Wikipedia, 18 July 2026)5matches

Batting

Runs: 7
High score: 5
Average: 2.33
100s / 50s: 0/0

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 5
Best bowling: 2/21
Average: 35.00
Balls: 120
Catches / stumpings: 2 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

First-class (Wikipedia, 18 July 2026)32matches

Batting

Runs: 667
High score: 77*
Average: 16.67
100s / 50s: 0/2

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 73
Best bowling: 6/91
Average: 32.24
Balls: 3,811
Catches / stumpings: 19 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 3 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20 (Wikipedia, 18 July 2026)186matches

Batting

Runs: 687
High score: 63
Average: 9.16
100s / 50s: 0/1

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 222
Best bowling: 6/8
Average: 22.21
Balls: 3,820
Catches / stumpings: 69 catches; stumpings not listed
5w / 10w: 2 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

Pakistan international career

Debut

ODI debut against New Zealand in Karachi on 9 January 2023

Last listed match

Five T20Is and 12 ODIs in the 18 July 2026 career snapshot

HBL Pakistan Super League

Debut

Previously represented Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans

Last listed match

Played HBL PSL 11 for Lahore Qalandars in March and April 2026

Worcestershire Rapids

Debut

First Worcestershire T20 stint in 2023

Last listed match

Twenty wickets in the 2026 Vitality Blast; T20 contract runs through 2028

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took 6/8 for Sialkot in March 2026, the best Pakistan domestic T20 figures reported by the PCB at that date.
Led the 2026 National T20 Cup with 16 wickets from five matches at 10.18.
Finished Worcestershire's 2026 Vitality Blast with 20 wickets at 18.15.
Was the 2022-23 Pakistan Cup's best bowler after taking 28 wickets.
Recorded an ODI-best 4/43 against New Zealand in May 2023.
Became the first concussion substitute used in an ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match.
Career snapshot lists 222 T20 wickets and 73 first-class wickets.

Reader questions

Usama Mir FAQ

How old is Usama Mir?

Usama Mir was born on 23 December 1995 in Sialkot, Pakistan. He was 30 years old on 22 August 2026.

What are Usama Mir's best T20 bowling figures?

Usama Mir's best T20 figures are 6/8 for Sialkot against Lahore Blues on 12 March 2026. The PCB reported the spell as a Pakistan domestic T20 record at the time.

How many wickets did Usama Mir take in the 2026 National T20 Cup?

Usama Mir took a tournament-leading 16 wickets in five matches for Sialkot, including his record 6/8 spell.

How many international matches has Usama Mir played?

At the 18 July 2026 statistical cutoff, Usama Mir had played 12 ODIs and five T20Is for Pakistan, taking 15 ODI wickets and five T20I wickets.

Which team did Usama Mir play for in HBL PSL 11?

Usama Mir played for Lahore Qalandars in HBL PSL 11. Official scorecards record spells including 2/29 against Rawalpindiz and 1/39 against Peshawar Zalmi.

Is Usama Mir contracted to Worcestershire?

Yes. Worcestershire announced a three-year T20 contract covering 2026 through 2028. He took 20 wickets for the club in the 2026 Vitality Blast.

Conclusion

Usama Mir's career is strongest in T20 cricket, where his 222-wicket snapshot now includes a record 6/8 for Sialkot and productive seasons across Pakistan, Australia and England. His Pakistan record is shorter but contains an ODI-best 4/43 and a unique Men's World Cup concussion-substitute milestone. The 2026 season added two clear markers to that story: a National T20 Cup-leading 16 wickets and 20 Vitality Blast wickets for Worcestershire.