Kashif Ali (cricketer, born 1998)

Kashif Ali (born 7 February 1998) is a Pakistani-born cricketer.[1]

Kashif Ali
Ali in 2021
Personal information
Born (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
Kotli, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentWorcestershire (squad no. 27)
2023/24Ghani Glass
First-class debut25 July 2022
Worcestershire v Derbyshire
List A debut2 August 2022
Worcestershire v Kent
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 20 13 29
Runs scored 1,093 559 534
Batting average 34.15 50.81 24.27
100s/50s 2/8 1/4 0/1
Top score 133 114 69
Balls bowled 314 6
Wickets 3 0
Bowling average 92.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/13
Catches/stumpings 3/– 4/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2024

Career

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Kashif Ali made his Twenty20 debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club in the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series against the Netherlands on 29 July 2018.[2][3] Ali has also been part of Kent County Cricket Club's academy scholar programme,[4] and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club's second XI.[5]

In June 2022, Ali signed for Worcestershire County Cricket Club,[6] becoming the first person to graduate from the South Asian Cricket Academy and sign with a first-class county side.[7][8] He made his first-class debut on 25 July 2022, for Worcestershire in the 2022 County Championship.[9]

In April 2024, Ali scored his maiden first-class cricket hundred.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Kashif Ali". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "1st Match, Marylebone Cricket Club Tri-Nation T20 Series at London, Jul 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ "PJ Moor named in MCC squad for tri-series with Nepal and Netherlands". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Kashif Ali". Kent Cricket. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Trialist Kashif Ali takes 6 wickets in the day". Trent Bridge. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Worcestershire sign Kashif Ali on short-term contract after impressive trial". Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  7. ^ "First SACA graduate gets pro deal as Kashif Ali joins Worcestershire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Kashif Ali: Worcestershire batter signs two-year deal until 2024". 26 July 2022 – via BBC.
  9. ^ "40th Match, Worcester, July 25 - 28, 2022, County Championship Division Two". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  10. ^ Berry, Scyld (7 April 2024). "Worcestershire's Kashif Ali bats with Harry Brook-like flamboyance to hit maiden first-class century" – via Telegraph.co.uk.
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