Khawar Ali

Omani cricketer

Khawar Ali
Personal information
Full name
Khawar Ali
Born (1985-12-20) 20 December 1985 (age 38)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 6)27 April 2019 v Namibia
Last ODI14 June 2022 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 5)25 July 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I22 February 2022 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I T20
Matches 30 41 44
Runs scored 581 626 671
Batting average 29.05 19.56 19.17
100s/50s 0/4 0/2 0/2
Top score 79* 72* 72*
Balls bowled 1,375 716 746
Wickets 35 46 47
Bowling average 30.91 17.17 17.57
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/15 4/11 4/11
Catches/stumpings 16/– 15/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2022

Khawar Ali (born 20 December 1985) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team as an all-rounder.[1]

Early life

Khawar Ali was born in Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[2]

Career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Oman against Afghanistan in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 25 July 2015.[3] He made his List A debut in Oman's three-match series against the United Arab Emirates in October 2016.[4]

At the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, he was named man of the series.[5]

In 2018, he was part of Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[6] He was named their vice-captain for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament[7] as well as the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament.[8] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[9]

In March 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[10] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.[11] Ali made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final.[12]

In September 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.[13] On 9 October 2019, in the match against the Netherlands in the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series, he took a hat-trick.[14] In September 2021, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[15] The following month, in round seven of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, Ali took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, with 5 for 15 against Papua New Guinea.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Khawar Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "ٹی 20 ورلڈ کپ: دوسری ٹیموں میں چمکتے پاکستانی ستارے". Independent Urdu. 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 5th place play-off: Afghanistan v Oman at Dublin, Jul 25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Oman tour of United Arab Emirates, 1st Match: Oman v United Arab Emirates at ICCA Dubai, Oct 13, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Four, Final: United States of America v Oman at Los Angeles, Nov 5, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Cricket: Three debutants in Oman squad for WCL Division 2". Times of Oman. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman at Asia Cup Qualifiers in Malaysia". Times of Oman. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Cricket: Maqsood to lead Oman in ICC WCL Division 3". Times of Oman. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Oman Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Oman confident of winning ODI status by finishing among top four in ICC WCL Two". Oman Cricket. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Oman and USA secure ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 places and ODI status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Final, ICC World Cricket League Division Two at Windhoek, Apr 27 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Oman squad for ICC T20 WC Qualifier in UAE announced". Times of Oman. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Oman consolidate lead at the top of the table". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Oman announce experienced 15-member group for T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Oman beat Papua New Guinea by three wickets". Times of Oman. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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