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Rahat Ali (cricketer)

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Rahat Ali
راحت على
Personal information
Born (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 36)
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
Khan Research Laboratories
2007–2015Multan Tigers
2017Karachi Kings (squad no. 90)
2018Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 90)
2019Lahore Qalanders (squad no. 90)
2019/20–presentSouthern Punjab
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 (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

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  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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