Khawar Ali (born 20 December 1985) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team as an all-rounder.[1]
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| Full name | Khawar Ali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1985 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 6) | 27 April 2019 v Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 June 2022 v Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 5) | 25 July 2015 v Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 22 February 2022 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
External links
- Khawar Ali at ESPNcricinfo
- Khawar Ali at CricketArchive (subscription required)