Individually, Rizwan saw his peak with the Sultans, as he managed to score 1596 runs from 2021 to 2023, winning the Hanif Mohammad Cap for being the highest run scorer in PSL 8.
He also became the only batsman to score 500+ runs in 3 PSL seasons.
In February 2023, while playing against Karachi Kings in PSL 8, he hit his second T20 century and his first PSL century, an unbeaten 110 off 64 deliveries at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
1992
Mohammad Rizwan (born 1 June 1992) is a Pakistani international cricketer who is the current vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team in T20I cricket and captains Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Multan Sultans.
He is a wicket-keeper batsman.
Rizwan was born on 1 June 1992 in Peshawar to Akhter Parvez into a Pashtun family of six siblings, with Rizwan being the second of three brothers, and he began his cricketing career with tape ball before joining clubs such as the Islamia College and later the Shama Club, eventually playing for Peshawar Under-19 in 2007.
2000
Rizwan is the only player to score 2000 runs in a calendar year in T20s.
He is a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper and has scored centuries in all three international formats: Tests, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.
He is the vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team in Test cricket.
He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2021.
He was also the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2021.
He also led the Multan Sultans to victory in the Pakistan Super League 2021.
He is the leading run scorer in T20 Internationals in a calendar year with 1326 runs in 26 innings at an average of 73.66.
2008
Making his first-class debut with Peshawar during the 2008–09 season, Rizwan hit five 50s, including four unbeaten, in his first seven innings.
2011
Due to his good results, both with the bat and behind the wickets, he'd attract the attention of Basit Ali, the coach of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, who would then include him into his team for the 2011–12 season.
2014
Playing for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 2014–15, Rizwan scored 224 to help Sui Northern to a 301-run first-innings lead and their second title.
He kept wicket for Pakistan A in the five limited-overs matches against Kenya in December 2014.
2015
Rizwan made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh in April 2015, scoring 67 runs off 58 balls.
He made his Twenty20 International debut for Pakistan in the same series.
2016
He played for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League from 2016 to 2017, for Karachi Kings from 2018 to 2020, and as of 2023 captains Multan Sultans.
He captains Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in domestic cricket.
Rizwan started his PSL career with Lahore Qalandars in 2016.
However, his two-year stint with the team was disappointing, as Lahore Qalandars failed to qualify for the playoffs in both seasons.
Additionally, Rizwan's individual performance during this period was below expectations, as he only managed to score 233 runs in 16 matches.
He made his Test debut for Pakistan against New Zealand on 25 November 2016.
He was out for a golden duck in his maiden Test innings.
2018
In April 2018, he was named the vice-captain of Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.
On 1 May 2018, he scored his highest total in List A cricket, with 140 off 123 balls against Federal Areas.
He played for Karachi Kings in the next three editions of the PSL from 2018 to 2020.
Despite becoming Pakistan's first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman in international cricket, he struggled to establish himself as a regular team player for Kings, often only featuring as a lower-order batsman instead of his preferred position in the top order.
Rizwan's breakthrough in the PSL came in 2021 when he joined Multan Sultans as their captain.
Under Rizwan's captaincy, Sultans achieved remarkable success in the PSL.
In his first season as the captain, he led the team to victory, while finishing as the runner-ups in the next two tournaments.
In August 2018 he was one 33 players awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
He captained Pakistan's team in the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
2019
In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Federal Areas squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.
In September 2019, Rizwan was named as the captain of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.
In October 2019, he was named the player of the tournament in the 2019–20 National T20 Cup, for scoring 215 runs and taking six wickets.
2020
He was retained by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the 2020–21 domestic season, both as player and captain of the team.
In December 2021, he was signed by Sussex to play County Championship and T20 cricket in 2022.
