Rahat Ali (cricketer)

Pakistani cricketer

Rahat Ali
راحت على

Personal information

Full name|

Rahat Ali

Born|  (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 35)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Height| 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Left-arm fast-medium
Role| Bowler
International information
National side|

* Pakistan

Test debut (cap 211)| 1 February 2013 v South Africa
Last Test| 12 May 2018 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 189)| 9 June 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI| 26 July 2015 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.| 90
Domestic team information
Years| Team
2001/02| Punjab cricket team
| Khan Research Laboratories
2007–2015| Multan Tigers
2017| Karachi Kings (squad no. 90)
2018| Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 90)
2019| Lahore Qalanders (squad no. 90)
2019/20–present| Southern Punjab
2020| Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 90)
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA

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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 (Punjabi: راحت على; born 12 September 1988) is a Pakistani cricketer who has represented the 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]

He 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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Rahat Ali at ESPNcricinfo

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Pakistan squad – 2015 Cricket World Cup

* 3 Umar Akmal (wk)
* 10 Shahid Afridi
* 14 Sohail Khan
* 19 Ahmed Shehzad
* 22 Misbah-ul-Haq (c)
* 47 Wahab Riaz
* 54 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk)
* 75 Younis Khan
* 76 Mohammad Irfan
* 77 Nasir Jamshed
* 86 Yasir Shah
* 89 Haris Sohail
* 91 Ehsan Adil
* 92 Sohaib Maqsood
* 94 Rahat Ali
* Coach: Waqar Younis

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Peshawar Zalmi - current squad

* 6 Saim
* 8 K Shahzad
* 11 Mumtaz
* 13 Haseebullah (†)
* 15 Noor
* 16 Yaqoob
* 22 Ngidi
* 29 Haris (†)
* 32 Kohler-Cadmore
* 45 Asif
* 52 Powell
* 56 Babar (c)
* 65 Jamal
* 78 Naveen
* 80 Mousley
* 99 Irshad
* Zeeshan
* Umair

* Head coach: Daren Sammy
* Director: Mohammad Akram

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