Nauman Ali

Nauman Ali (born 7 October 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer. He was born in Khipro, a subdivision of Sanghar.[1] He made his debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2021.[2]

Nauman Ali
Personal information
Full nameNauman Ali
Born (1986-10-07) 7 October 1986
Khipro, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 243)26 January 2021 v South Africa
Last Test4 February 2021 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007Hyderabad
2012–2018Khan Research Laboratories
2019Multan Sultans (squad no. 7)
2019–presentNorthern
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 80 81 41
Runs scored 24 2,128 803 179
Batting average 24.00 19.88 16.38 10.52
100s/50s 0/0 0/10 0/4 0/0
Top score 24 67 74 26*
Balls bowled 255 15,212 4,341 911
Wickets 7 292 107 39
Bowling average 10.42 23.66 29.47 27.94
5 wickets in innings 1 19 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 5 0 0
Best bowling 5/35 8/71 5/10 3/31
Catches/stumpings 0/– 29/– 24/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 February 2021

Career

He was the leading wicket-taker for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with seventeen dismissals in nine matches.[3] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 43 dismissals in eight matches.[4] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[5][6]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 54 dismissals in ten matches.[9][10] In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[11][12]

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[13][14] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 26 January 2021.[15] This made him the fourth oldest Test debutant for Pakistan.[16] He took his first wicket in international cricket, that of South Africa captain Quinton de Kock on 26 January 2021.[17] In the second innings, he took 5 for 35, to become the 12th bowler for Pakistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Test cricket.[18]

References
  1. "Nauman Ali opens up on his long journey to Pakistan team". Sportstar.
  2. "Nauman Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Khan Research Laboratories: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19 - Khan Research Laboratories: Batting and bowling averages". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  5. "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2019/20: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  10. "Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20". Cricket World. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  11. "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  14. "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. "1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. "Nauman Ali becomes fourth oldest Test debutant for Pakistan". Times of India.
  17. "Who is Pakistan Test debutant Nauman Ali?". Wisden.
  18. "Pak vs SA: Pakistan win first Test against South Africa". Geo TV. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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