Muhammad Abbas, New Zealand

Muhammad Abbas is an New Zealand cricketer who plays for the team New Zealand. Muhammad Abbas was born on Nov 29, 2003; and as of 2026, He is 23 years old. Muhammad Abbas is a batter from New Zealand and bats right handed. In his Test career to date, Muhammad Abbas has played matches to date in his Test career and has scored 0 runs, with an average of . Muhammad Abbas has hit 0 fours and sixes in his Test career.On Jan 1970, he played his recent Test match against at , scoring runs off balls. In Muhammad Abbas's ODI career, He has played 6 matches to date in his Odi career and has scored 162 runs, with an average of 27.00. Muhammad Abbas has hit 8 fours and 4 sixes in his Odi career.One of his recent Odi matches took place in Jan 1970 at Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram, where He contributed 25 runs off 36 balls. Muhammad Abbas has played matches to date in his T20 career and has scored 0 runs, with an average of . Muhammad Abbas has hit 0 fours and sixes in his T20 career.In his most recent T20 match against at , which took place in Jan 1970, Muhammad Abbas contributed runs off balls to his team's total.

Batter

New Zealand

Muhammad Abbas

Muhammad Arslan Abbas

Born Nov 29, 2003 (23)

Birth Place New Zealand

Role Batter

Batting Style Right Handed

Bowling Style Left-arm medium fast

Muhammad Abbas ICC Rankings

ODI

Batting

#185 (261Pts)

Bowling

#250 (134Pts)

All Rounder

#201 (34Pts)

Recent Matches

ODI

New Zealand vs Bangladesh

Apr 23, 2026

Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium, Chattogram

Batting Career Summary

	MAT	NO	Runs	HS	AVG	SR	100s	50	4s	6s	CT	ST
ODI	6	0	162	52	27.00	79.8	0	1	8	4	1	0

Bowling Career Summary

	MAT	Wkts	AVG	ECON	Best	5w	10w
ODI	6	2	37.50	5.00	16/1	0	0

Muhammad Abbas's Last 10 Innings

ODI Innings

Vs Bangladesh	25 (36)
Vs Bangladesh	19 (34)
Vs Bangladesh	14 (30)

Muhammad Abbas's International Debut

ODI

Mar 29, 2025

For:New Zealand

Vs:Pakistan

Venue:McLean Park, Napier

Teams Represented

New Zealand International

New Zealand A Active Wellington Firebirds Active New Zealand XI Active

Player Biography

Born in Lahore in Pakistan, Muhammad Abbas moved to New Zealand as a young boy when his father Azhar Abbas joined a club in Wellington. He started playing cricket very early and hit his first century at the age of 11. He went to King's College in Auckland, where former New Zealand spinner Dipak Patel coached him. Learning the skills of bowling from his father, he initially focused on his left arm pace but soon developed into a dangerous batter. In the 2018 season alone, he smashed seven centuries to show everyone his true potential.

The Abbas family settled back in Wellington in late 2022. Muhammad joined his father's old team Karori and quickly made his way into domestic cricket. He made his first class debut for Wellington against Otago in early 2023. His great performances earned him a full domestic contract by July of that year. Soon after, he was picked to play for New Zealand A against Australia A. This showed how fast he was rising through the ranks of New Zealand cricket as a genuine batting all rounder.

The year 2025 was a massive turning point for the young star. He made his ODI debut for New Zealand against Pakistan in March. In a dream start to his international career, he broke the world record for the fastest fifty on debut in an ODI. He scored a brilliant 52 runs from just 26 balls before getting caught on the boundary off the last ball of the innings. To make the day even more special, he took his first international wicket by dismissing the Pakistan captain. His amazing form also earned him his first central contract with New Zealand Cricket for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

Muhammad Abbas is emerging as one of the most exciting prospects for Wellington and New Zealand. Still in the early 20s, he has already shown glimpses of his potential across formats at the domestic level. His ability to accelerate in the middle order, combined with his knack for chipping in with handy overs, adds a valuable all-round dimension to his game. While he is still developing, Abbas is widely regarded as a player for the future, and if he continues on this path, he could become a key figure for New Zealand in the years to come.