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Saad Ali
FullnameSyed Saad Ali
Birth date5 October 1993 (age 32)
Birth placeKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm Medium
RoleBatsman
CountryPakistan
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2019
Odidebutdate29 March
Odidebutyear2019
OdidebutagainstAustralia
Odicap224
Lastodidate31 March
Lastodiyear2019
LastodiagainstAustralia
Club 1Islamabad
Year 12017
Club 2United Bank Limited
Year 22017/18
Club 3Quetta Gladiators
Year 32018
Club 4Lahore Qalandars
Year 42019
Club 5Sindh
Year 52019/20
Columns3
Column 1FC
Matches 168
Runs 14,377
Bat avg 145.12
100s/50s 111/22
Top score 1232
Deliveries 1469
Wickets 13
Bowl avg 1100.00
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 11/1
Catches/stumpings 163/–
Column 2LA
Matches 264
Runs 21,919
Bat avg 246.80
100s/50s 21/14
Top score 2102*
Deliveries 230
Wickets 21
Bowl avg 219.00
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 21/9
Catches/stumpings 217/-
Column 3T20
Matches 313
Runs 3333
Bat avg 330.27
100s/50s 30/2
Top score 357*
Deliveries 3–
Wickets 3–
Bowl avg 3–
Fivefor 3–
Tenfor 3–
Best bowling 3–
Catches/stumpings 34/-
Date16 January 2021
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/547085.html Cricinfo

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

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  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. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. 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.