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