Nauman Ali

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Nauman Ali
Personal information
Full nameNauman Ali
Born (1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 (age 35)
Khipro, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsRizwan Ahmed (uncle)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 243)26 January 2021 v South Africa
Last Test4 December 2021 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007Hyderabad
2012–2018Khan Research Laboratories
2019Multan Sultans (squad no. 7)
2019–presentNorthern
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 5 84 81 41
Runs scored 174 2,278 803 179
Batting average 29.00 20.33 16.38 10.52
100s/50s 0/1 0/11 0/4 0/0
Top score 97 97 74 26*
Balls bowled 897 15,854 4,341 911
Wickets 19 304 107 39
Bowling average 19.47 23.70 29.47 27.94
5 wickets in innings 2 20 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 5 0 0
Best bowling 5/35 8/71 5/10 3/31
Catches/stumpings 0/– 29/– 24/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 December 2021

Nauman Ali (born 7 October 1986) is a Pakistani cricketer. He was born in Khipro, a subdivision of Sanghar.[1] He made his debut for the Pakistan cricket team in January 2021.[2]

Early life and family[]

Nauman Ali was born in Khipro, a small city in a subdivision of the Sanghar District, to a Punjabi family having roots in Attock District.[3] His uncle, Rizwan Ahmed, also played internationally for Pakistan, was crucial in the development of Nauman as a cricketer.[3]

He holds a bachelor's in commerce from Latifabad.[3]

Career[]

He was the leading wicket-taker for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with seventeen dismissals in nine matches.[4] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with 43 dismissals in eight matches.[5] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[6][7]

In September 2019, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[8][9] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with 54 dismissals in ten matches.[10][11] In January 2021, he was named in Northern's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[12][13]

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[14][15] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against South Africa, on 26 January 2021.[16] This made him the fourth oldest Test debutant for Pakistan.[17] He took his first wicket in international cricket, that of South Africa captain Quinton de Kock on 26 January 2021.[18] In the second innings, he took 5 for 35, to become the 12th bowler for Pakistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Test cricket.[19]

In March 2021 he was picked for his first overseas series, against Zimbabwe.[20] In the second Test, Nauman scored 97 contributing to an 169-run partnership with Abid Ali.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nauman Ali opens up on his long journey to Pakistan team". Sportstar.
  2. ^ "Nauman Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Nauman Ali, the Khipro kid who turned history-making late bloomer". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19 - Khan Research Laboratories: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19 - Khan Research Laboratories: Batting and bowling averages". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from April 2". The International News. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2019/20: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Central Punjab win first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019-20". Cricket World. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  16. ^ "1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Nauman Ali becomes fourth oldest Test debutant for Pakistan". Times of India.
  18. ^ "Who is Pakistan Test debutant Nauman Ali?". Wisden.
  19. ^ "Pak vs SA: Pakistan win first Test against South Africa". Geo TV. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Wasim names Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe, South Africa tours; Dahani makes the cut". Geo News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  21. ^ "Abid Ali 215*, Nauman Ali 97 put Pakistan in complete command against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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