Syed Saad Ali (born 5 October 1993) is a Pakistani

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er who plays for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and for

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in the Pakistan domestic tournaments. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in March 2019.

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Islamabad in the

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on 12 November 2017. In November 2017, he was selected to play for the Quetta Gladiators in

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. He was the leading run-scorer in the

2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the 60th edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan's domestic first-class cricket competition. It was contested by 16 teams representing eight regional associations and eight departments, and took place ...

, with a total of 957 runs in ten matches, more than 200 runs ahead of the next leading batsman in the tournament. He was also the leading run-scorer for

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in the

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, with 243 runs in five matches. He was also the leading run-scorer for Peshawar in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup, with 183 runs in four matches. In March 2019, he was named in Punjab's squad for the

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. In September 2019, he was named in

's squad for the

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tournament. 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.

International career

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. 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). In November 2018, he was again named in Pakistan's Test squad, this time for their series against New Zealand. In December 2018, he was named in Pakistan's team for the

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. In March 2019, he was named in Pakistan's

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(ODI) squad for their series against Australia. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against

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on 29 March 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Saad 1993 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Baluchistan cricketers Karachi cricketers Karachi Whites cricketers Islamabad cricketers Cricketers from Karachi Quetta Gladiators cricketers Lahore Qalandars cricketers Peshawar cricketers