Saad Ali
Saad Ali (born 5 October 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in March 2019.[1]
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Born | Karachi, Pakistan | 5 October 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm Medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 224) | 29 March 2019 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 31 March 2019 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–Present | Islamabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Quetta Gladiators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Lahore Qalandars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Sindh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 March 2019 |
Domestic career
He made his Twenty20 debut for Islamabad in the 2017–18 National T20 Cup on 12 November 2017.[2] In November 2017, he was selected to play for the Quetta Gladiators in 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft.[3]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with a total of 957 runs in ten matches, more than 200 runs ahead of the next leading batsman in the tournament.[4] He was also the leading run-scorer for Karachi Whites in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with 243 runs in five matches.[5] He was also the leading run-scorer for Peshawar in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup, with 183 runs in four matches.[6]
In March 2019, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[7][8] In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[9][10]
International career
In April 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their tours to Ireland and England in May 2018, but he did not play.[11][12] 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).[13][14]
In November 2018, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against New Zealand.[15] In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[16]
In March 2019, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.[17][18] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Australia on 29 March 2019.[19]
References
- "Saad Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- "4th Match (D/N), National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi, Nov 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "How the PSL squads stack up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Karachi Whites: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- "National T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Peshawar: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Fakhar, Imam receive maiden call-ups to Ireland, England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Meet the new faces in the Pakistan Test squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Uncapped Shaheen Afridi, Saad Ali in Pakistan squad for New Zealand Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Shoaib Mailk to lead ODI squad in UAE, Sarfaraz Ahmed among six players rested". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "Pakistan squad for Australia ODIs announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- "4th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2019.