Saad Ali

Pakistani cricketer

Saad Ali
Personal information
Full name
Syed Saad Ali
Born (1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 30)
Karachi, Sindh, 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
2019/20Sindh
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

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]

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.

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