Aamer Ali

Syed Aamer Ali (Urdu: عامر علی; born 24 November 1978), known as Amir Ali, is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team. He made his debut for the Omani national side in 2007.

For the Indian cricketer, see Amir Ali (Indian cricketer).

Aamer Ali
Personal information
Full name
Syed Amir Ali
Born (1978-11-24) 24 November 1978
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 2)25 July 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I9 March 2016 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998Karachi Whites
2000Karachi Blues
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 8 2 14 22
Runs scored 93 73 353 218
Batting average 23.25 18.25 39.22 14.53
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 32* 36 53 32*
Balls bowled 30 26 327 138
Wickets 1 0 8 6
Bowling average 39.00 – 37.62 31.33
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 1/6 – 4/63 2/26
Catches/stumpings 1/– 4/– 3/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2016

Early days

Aamer was born in Karachi, Pakistan, and played briefly in Pakistani domestic competitions before emigrating to Oman, making appearances at first-class level for the Karachi Whites and the Karachi Blues.[1] His debut for Oman came at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, hosted by Kuwait,[2] and later in the year he played in the 2007 World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia, where matches held list-A status.[3] At the tournament, his best figures were 4/63 against the United Arab Emirates.[4]

International career

Aamer has since been a regular for Oman in international tournaments, playing further list-A matches at the 2009 World Cup Qualifier and Twenty20 matches at the 2012 and 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifiers.[5] He made Twenty20 International debut for Oman in the fifth-place playoff at the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier, against Afghanistan.[6]

Aamer was included in to the Oman squad for 2016 ICC World Twenty20. In the first match against Ireland, he scored match winning 32 runs from 17 balls. This included 5 fours and a six, and Oman won the match by 2 wickets.[7][8][9]

References
  1. First-class matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. Miscellaneous matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. List A matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  4. "Oman v United Arab Emirates in 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  5. Twenty20 matches played by Aamer Ali – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. "ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 5th place play-off: Afghanistan v Oman at Dublin, Jul 25, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. Dikshit, Vishal. "Joy for underdogs Oman, Ireland stunned". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. "Oman create history on World T20 debut". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. Monga, Sidharth. "A debut to remember". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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