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Pakistani cricketer

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
Matches 8 148 56
Runs scored 184 10,122 1,576
Batting average 30.66 47.97 30.30
100s/50s 0/1 21/43 0/14
Top score 78* 277 83
Balls bowled 27 6,730 562
Wickets 2 82 17
Bowling average 14.50 37.78 30.41
5 wickets in innings 0 3 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/24 6/49 2/15
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.

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. 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.

Personal life

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

References

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

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