Anwar Ali (; born 25 November 1987) is a Pakistani cricketer who has represented his country in

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s and

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s. He was also part of the

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winning team, putting in a man-of-the-match performance in the final against

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. He represents Karachi Zebras and Sindh Dolphins in the domestic arena. He played for

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in the PSL 8.

Early and domestic career

He was born in Khwazakhela to a Muslim Gujjar family and he migrated to

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as a child. He spent his early years as a factory labourer, ironing socks. He is playing as a professional for Colne Cricket Club in

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, England, in the Lancashire League. He joined North Down Cricket Club in

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for the 2012 season as the club professional. In April 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. In March 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In September 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the

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tournament. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the

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following the players' draft for the

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Under-19 World Cup

Anwar Ali led a great comeback win for Pakistan against India in the

. He took five wickets, including

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, with an inswinger that bowled him. He also took the wicket of

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. Both of these players have played for the senior national side in the

s. His 5 for 35 performance won him the Man of the Match accolade.

International career

Anwar Ali made his T20 debut for Pakistan on 12 October 2008, against

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. He bowled 2 overs and went for 19 runs without taking a wicket. Anwar made his comeback against Zimbabwe as well, where he took 2 wickets in both matches. Pakistan won the series 2–0. After good form against Zimbabwe and in domestic matches, he got an ODI cap and scored 43 not out; he also took 2–26 in 6 overs. Together he and Bilawal Bhatti defeated South Africa. He also made a fine 41 not out in an ODI against Sri Lanka and took a wicket in the match. Only in his first One Day International, Anwar Ali promised to be a good player as he was able to win the Man Of The Match award. During the second match of the T20I series against Sri Lanka on 2015 August in Colombo, Ali smashed a match-winning knock of unbeaten 46 runs, where Pakistan won a game when they were nowhere near a winning margin. Sri Lanka batted first and scored 172 runs in 20 overs. The score showed a win for the Sri Lankans, due to difficulty to bat in the second innings in their home soil of Colombo. Pakistan came on to bat and with first five wickets gone for just 40 runs on the board. For the sixth wicket, skipper

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smashed a quick 45 runs off 22 balls and the match turned again to the Pakistanis. After Afridi's wicket, the Lankans were back in the game, when Ali came in to the crease. He showed immense talent and was hard-hitting against the Sri Lankan pace attack and scored a blistering 46 runs off 17 balls with 3 fours and 4 huge sixes. Ali got out in the score of 165 runs and finally Pakistan won comfortably with 1 wicket. This is Pakistan's first T20I win in a narrow margin of wickets. Ali was named the man of the match award and Pakistan won the series 2–0.

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