Noman Ali

Noman Ali (born 7 October 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer.^[2] He made his debut for the Pakistan cricket team at the age of 34 in January 2021.

Noman Ali

Personal information
Born	(1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 38) Khipro, Sindh, Pakistan[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
Relations	Rizwan Ahmed (uncle)
International information
National side	Pakistan (2021-present)
Test debut (cap 243)	26 January 2021 v South Africa
Last Test	29 January 2025 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007	Hyderabad
2012–2018	Khan Research Laboratories
2019	Multan Sultans (squad no. 7)
2019–2023	Northern
2023/24–present	Karachi Whites (squad no. 61)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 18 116 92 45 Runs scored 362 2,883 814 182 Batting average 18.11 20.59 15.07 9.57 100s/50s 0/1 1/14 0/4 0/0 Top score 97 103* 74 26* Balls bowled 3,601 22,626 4,848 1,007 Wickets 73 405 119 41 Bowling average 23.70 26.56 29.73 29.00 5 wickets in innings 6 28 1 0 10 wickets in match 1 7 0 0 Best bowling 8/46 8/46 5/10 3/31 Catches/stumpings 1/– 35/– 26/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 October 2024

Early life and family

Noman Ali was born in Khipro, a small city in a subdivision of the Sanghar District, Sindh to a Punjabi family having roots in Attock District.^[3] His uncle, Rizwan Ahmed, who also played internationally for Pakistan, was crucial in the development of Noman as a cricketer.^[3]

He holds a bachelor's in commerce from Latifabad.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.^[5] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.^[6][7]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[8][9] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 54 dismissals in ten matches.^[10][11] In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.^[12][13]

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.^[14][15] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 26 January 2021.^[16] This made him the fourth oldest Test debutant for Pakistan.^[17] He took his first wicket in international cricket, that of South Africa captain Quinton de Kock on 26 January 2021.^[18] 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.^[19]

In March 2021, he was picked for his first overseas series, against Zimbabwe.^[20] In the second Test, Noman scored 97 contributing to a 169-run partnership with Abid Ali.^[21]

In October 2024, Noman was named in Pakistan's squad for the second and third test in the series against England.^[22][23] In the second test, Noman finished with career-best test match figures of 8 for 46 in the second innings and 11 for 147 in the match.^[24] On 25th January 2025, Noman Ali became the first Pakistani spinner to take a men's Test hattrick against the West Indies in the second test on their Tour of Pakistan.^[25] However, Pakistan failed to capitalise on his brilliance in the first innings as West Indies Number 9 Gudakesh Motie scored his maiden Test match half-century, along with Kemar Roach and Jomel Warrican as the trio combined to score 109 runs off the last 2 wickets.^[26]