Saad Ali

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Syed Saad Ali (born 5 October 1993) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in 2019 before retiring in 2023 to join Major League Cricket.^[1][2]

Saad Ali

Personal information
Full name	Syed Saad Ali
Born	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 31) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm Medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Pakistan (2019)
ODI debut (cap 224)	29 March 2019 v Australia
Last ODI	31 March 2019 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017	Islamabad
2017/18	United Bank Limited
2018	Quetta Gladiators
2019	Lahore Qalandars
2019/20	Sindh
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.^[3] In November 2017, he was selected to play for the Quetta Gladiators in 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] He was also the leading run-scorer for Peshawar in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup, with 183 runs in four matches.^[7]

In March 2019, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.^[8][9] In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[10][11] In March 2021, Saad was signed by Longton Cricket Club to play in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League during the summer of 2021 in England.^[12]

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.^[13][14] 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).^[15][16]

In November 2018, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against New Zealand.^[17] In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[18]

In March 2019, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.^[19][20] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Australia on 29 March 2019.^[21]

References

1. Kasi, Brashna (13 July 2023). "Major League Cricket: Pakistan stars, expats in focus as US set for first taste of T20 revolution". DAWN.COM.
2. "Saad Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
3. "4th Match (D/N), National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi, Nov 12 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
4. "How the PSL squads stack up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
5. "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
6. "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Karachi Whites: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
7. "National T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Peshawar: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
8. "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
9. "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
10. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
11. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
12. "Longton confirm signing of Pakistan international for 2021 season". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
13. "Fakhar, Imam receive maiden call-ups to Ireland, England Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
14. "Meet the new faces in the Pakistan Test squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
15. "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
16. "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
17. "Uncapped Shaheen Afridi, Saad Ali in Pakistan squad for New Zealand Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
18. "Pakistan squad announced for Emerging Asia Cup 2018 to Co-Host by Pakistan and Sri Lanka". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
19. "Shoaib Mailk to lead ODI squad in UAE, Sarfaraz Ahmed among six players rested". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
20. "Pakistan squad for Australia ODIs announced". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
21. "4th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

External links

• Saad Ali at ESPNcricinfo