Rahat Ali (cricketer)

Rahat Ali (Punjabi: راحت على; born 12 September 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer who represents Pakistan cricket team. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and bats right handed. Rahat belongs to a PCB registered club of Multan, PCC (Pioneers Cricket Club) He has represented Multan Tigers, Khan Research Laboratories; and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. He has selected for One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka in 2012.[1][2]

Rahat Ali
راحت على
Personal information
Full nameRahat Ali
Born (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 211)1 February 2013 v South Africa
Last Test12 May 2018 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 189)9 June 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI26 July 2015 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.90
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02Punjab cricket team
KRL cricket team
2007–2015Multan Tigers
2017Karachi Kings (squad no. 90)
2018Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 90)
2019Lahore Qalanders (squad no. 90)
2020Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 90)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 21 14 83 63
Runs scored 94 8 364 59
Batting average 9.50 2.66 6.61 5.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 35* 6* 35* 12*
Balls bowled 4,227 679 14,172 1,466
Wickets 58 18 279 79
Bowling average 39.03 36.55 25.75 32.73
5 wickets in innings 2 0 12 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/127 3/40 6/40 4/30
Catches/stumpings 9/– 1/– 25/– 13/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 1 January 2020

Rahat Ali made his test debut against South Africa on 1 February 2013. Rahat Ali bowls with a side-on action and is capable of maintaining speeds around 140 km/h, but he insists his focus is more on swing. A left-arm fast bowler, he took to serious cricket during his first year of college, playing for Multan Cricket Club. Rahat Ali has often been a consistent member of the Pakistan test squad.

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).[3][4] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[5][6] In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[7][8] Ahead of the 2020 PSL Draft, he was released by Lahore Qalandars.[9] In December 2019, he was drafted by Peshawar Zalmi as their Silver Category pick at the 2020 PSL draft.[10]

References
  1. "Mohammad Sami and Faisal Iqbal recalled". ESPNCricinfo. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. "Sri Lanka v Pakistan – Pakistan One-Day Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  3. "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. "HBL PSL 2020: Complete list of players retained and released by the six sides". psl-t20.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  10. "PSL 2020: What the six teams look like". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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