Aamer Ali

Syed Aamer Ali (Urdu: عامر علی; born 24 November 1978), also as Amir Ali, is an Omani international cricketer who made his debut for the Omani national side in 2007.

For the Indian cricketer, see Amir Ali (Indian cricketer).

Aamer Ali

Personal information
Full name	Syed Amir Ali
Born	(1978-11-24) 24 November 1978 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Oman (2007–present)
T20I debut (cap 2)	25 July 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	9 March 2016 v Ireland
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998	Karachi Whites
2000	Karachi Blues
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 8 2 14 22 Runs scored 93 73 353 218 Batting average 23.25 18.25 39.22 14.53 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 32* 36 53 32* Balls bowled 30 26 327 138 Wickets 1 0 8 6 Bowling average 39.00 – 37.62 31.33 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0 10 wickets in match n/a – n/a n/a Best bowling 1/6 – 4/63 2/26 Catches/stumpings 1/– 4/– 3/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2016

Early days

Aamer was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and played briefly in Pakistani domestic competitions before emigrating to Oman, making appearances at first-class level for the Karachi Whites and the Karachi Blues.[1] His debut for Oman came at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, hosted by Kuwait,[2] and later in the year he played in the 2007 World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia, where matches held list-A status.[3] At the tournament, his best figures were 4/63 against the United Arab Emirates.[4]

International career

Aamer has since been a regular for Oman in international tournaments, playing further list-A matches at the 2009 World Cup Qualifier and Twenty20 matches at the 2012 and 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifiers.[5] He made Twenty20 International debut for Oman in the fifth-place playoff at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier, against Afghanistan.[6]

Aamer was included in to the Oman squad for 2016 ICC World Twenty20. In the first match against Ireland, he scored match winning 32 runs from 17 balls. This included 5 fours and a six, and Oman won the match by 2 wickets.[7][8][9]

Awards

Twenty20 International cricket

Man of the Match awards

#	Series	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	2016 ICC World Twenty20	Ireland	HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala	9 March 2016	1-0-9-0; 32 (17 balls, 5x4, 1x6)	Oman won by 2 wickets.[10]

References

1. First-class matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
2. Miscellaneous matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
3. List A matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
4. "Oman v United Arab Emirates in 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
5. Twenty20 matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
6. "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 5th place play-off: Afghanistan v Oman at Dublin, Jul 25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
7. Dikshit, Vishal. "Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
8. "Oman create history on World T20 debut". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
9. Monga, Sidharth. "A debut to remember". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
10. "ICC World Twenty20, 2016 : 4th match, First Round Group A". Retrieved 10 March 2016.

External links

• Aamer Ali at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Aamer Ali at ESPNcricinfo