{{Short description|Emirati cricketer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Ausaf Ali | image = | fullname = Mohammad Ausaf Ali | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm off-spin | international = true | country = United Arab Emirates | internationalspan = 1998–2007 | date = 11 March | year = 2016 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36130/36130.html CricketArchive }} '''Mohammad Ausaf Ali''' (born 11 May 1982) is a former international cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national team between 1998 and 2007. He played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler.
Born in Sharjah,<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/uae/content/player/25548.html United Arab Emirates / Players / Ausaf Ali] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref> Ali made his senior debut for the UAE at the age of 16, playing a single match against Japan at the 1998 ACC Trophy in Nepal.<ref name="misc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36130/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Ausaf Ali] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref> His next appearances for the team came at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, where he played in seven of the UAE's ten matches.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36130/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Ausaf Ali] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref> He had little success, however, taking only two wickets.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=919;team=27;type=tournament Records / ICC Trophy, 2001 - United Arab Emirates / Batting and bowling averages] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122013154/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=919%3Bteam%3D27%3Btype%3Dtournament |date=22 November 2016 }} – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref> At the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore, which the UAE won, Ali again had little part to play, going wicketless from his four matches.<ref name="misc"/> Despite this, in 2004, he was selected for an Intercontinental Cup game against Nepal, which held first-class status. In the match, he did not bat, and bowled a total of nine overs without taking a wicket.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36130/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Ausaf Ali] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref> Ali's last appearances for the UAE came during the 2006–07 edition of the ACC Premier League, against Nepal and Malaysia.<ref name="misc"/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Ausaf}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Emirati cricketers Category:Sportspeople from Sharjah