Saad Ali

Syed Saad Ali (born 5 October 1993) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and for Sindh in the Pakistan domestic tournaments. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in March 2019.[1]

Saad Ali
Personal information
Full nameSyed Saad Ali
Born (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm Medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 224)29 March 2019 v Australia
Last ODI31 March 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Islamabad
2017/18United Bank Limited
2018Quetta Gladiators
2019Lahore Qalandars
2019/20–presentSindh
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 68 64 13
Runs scored 4,377 1,919 333
Batting average 45.12 46.80 30.27
100s/50s 11/22 1/14 0/2
Top score 232 102* 57*
Balls bowled 469 30
Wickets 3 1
Bowling average 100.00 19.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/1 1/9
Catches/stumpings 63/– 17/- 4/-
Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2021

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

  1. "Saad Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. "4th Match (D/N), National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi, Nov 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. "How the PSL squads stack up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Karachi Whites: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. "National T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Peshawar: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  9. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. "Fakhar, Imam receive maiden call-ups to Ireland, England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  12. "Meet the new faces in the Pakistan Test squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  13. "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  14. "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  15. "Uncapped Shaheen Afridi, Saad Ali in Pakistan squad for New Zealand Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  16. "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  17. "Shoaib Mailk to lead ODI squad in UAE, Sarfaraz Ahmed among six players rested". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. "Pakistan squad for Australia ODIs announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  19. "4th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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