Saadat Ali

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Saadat Ali
Personal information
Born (1955-02-03) 3 February 1955 (age 69)
Lahore, Punjab
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
International information
National side
ODI debut9 March 1984 v  England
Last ODI7 December 1984 v  New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches814856
Runs scored18410,1221,576
Batting average 30.6647.9730.30
100s/50s0/121/430/14
Top score78*27783
Balls bowled276,730562
Wickets 28217
Bowling average 14.5037.7830.41
5 wickets in innings 030
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling2/246/492/15
Catches/stumpings 1/–136/–19/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 February 2021

Saadat Ali (born 3 February 1955) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played eight One Day Internationals for Pakistan in 1984. He has the distinction of being the first Pakistani to carry his bat in a one-day international when he was 78 not out. [1]

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Career

Ali made his first-class debut in the 1973–74 season and his List A debut in 1974–75. Ali made his national team debut on 9 March 1984 at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore against England. [2] He played a further seven matches for his country, with the last of them held on 7 December 1984 at Multan Cricket Stadium against New Zealand. He continued to played first-class cricket until the 1988–89 season. He retired from List A cricket till 1989–90.

He held the national record for the most first-class runs in a season for House Building Finance Corporation and Lahore City Whites in 1983–84.

Ali became a match referee after his retirement. He has overseen 110 first-class, 63 List A, and 28 T20 matches, with the last of them held on 27 January 2015. [2]

Personal life

Saadat was born in Lahore, Punjab on 6 February 1955. [1] His brother, Ashraf Ali, is also a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 16 ODIs from 1980 to 1987. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Saadat Ali profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  2. 1 2 "Saadat Ali Debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  3. "Ashraf Ali profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-05-11.