Saadat Ali

Saadat Ali (born 6 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]

Saadat Ali
Personal information
Born (1955-02-06) 6 February 1955
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

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]

References
  1. "Saadat Ali profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  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.


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