| Saad Ali | |
| Fullname: | Syed Saad Ali |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm Medium |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2019 |
| Odidebutdate: | 29 March |
| Odidebutyear: | 2019 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Australia |
| Odicap: | 224 |
| Lastodidate: | 31 March |
| Lastodiyear: | 2019 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Australia |
| Club1: | Islamabad |
| Year1: | 2017 |
| Club2: | United Bank Limited |
| Year2: | 2017/18 |
| Club3: | Quetta Gladiators |
| Year3: | 2018 |
| Club4: | Lahore Qalandars |
| Year4: | 2019 |
| Club5: | Sindh |
| Year5: | 2019/20 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 68 |
| Runs1: | 4,377 |
| Bat Avg1: | 45.12 |
| 100S/50S1: | 11/22 |
| Top Score1: | 232 |
| Deliveries1: | 469 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 100.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/1 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 63/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 64 |
| Runs2: | 1,919 |
| Bat Avg2: | 46.80 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/14 |
| Top Score2: | 102 |
| Deliveries2: | 30 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 19.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/9 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 17/- |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 13 |
| Runs3: | 333 |
| Bat Avg3: | 30.27 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/2 |
| Top Score3: | 57 |
| Deliveries3: | – |
| Wickets3: | – |
| Bowl Avg3: | – |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 4/- |
| Date: | 16 January 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/547085.html Cricinfo |
Syed Saad Ali (born 5 October 1993) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team in 2019 before retiring in 2023 to join Major League Cricket.[1] [2]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Islamabad in the 2017–18 National T20 Cup on 12 November 2017.[3] In November 2017, he was selected to play for the Quetta Gladiators in 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft.[4]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with a total of 957 runs in ten matches, more than 200 runs ahead of the next leading batsman in the tournament.[5] He was also the leading run-scorer for Karachi Whites in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, with 243 runs in five matches.[6] He was also the leading run-scorer for Peshawar in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup, with 183 runs in four matches.[7]
In March 2019, he was named in Punjab's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.[8] [9] In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[10] [11] In March 2021, Saad was signed by Longton Cricket Club to play in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League during the summer of 2021 in England.[12]
In April 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their tours to Ireland and England in May 2018, but he did not play.[13] [14] 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).[15] [16]
In November 2018, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against New Zealand.[17] In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[18]
In March 2019, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.[19] [20] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Australia on 29 March 2019.[21]