Asif Ali (cricketer, born 1991)

Asif Ali
Personal information
Full name Asif Ali
Born (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium-fast
Role Middle order batsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 217) 13 July 2018 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI 26 September 2018 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 76) 1 April 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I 8 July 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–present Faisalabad
2016–present Islamabad United (squad no. 13)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA
Matches 5 10 45
Runs scored 114 158 1,029
Batting average 57.00 39.50 27.81
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 3/3
Top score 50* 41* 138
Balls bowled – – 26
Wickets – – –
Bowling average – – 9.46
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – – –
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 2/– 6/– 19/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 26 September 2018

Asif Ali (born 1 October 1991) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Pakistan cricket team. In first class cricket, Ali represents Faisalabad, and plays for Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League.[1] 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).[2][3]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

He was the leading run-scorer for Faisalabad in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 369 runs in six matches.[4]He even played 2017 Everest Premier league for Pokhara Rhinos.

In April 2018, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[5][6] He scored the most runs for Punjab during the tournament, with 328 runs in four matches.[7]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[8][9]

International career

In March 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.[10][11] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 1 April 2018.[12] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 13 July 2018.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Asif Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Faisalabad Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan Cup 2018, Punjab: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Asif Ali, Talat and Shaheen Afridi picked for WI T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Afridi, Talat, Ali bring gush of youth to Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "1st T20I, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Apr 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "1st ODI, Pakistan Tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 13 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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