| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saqib Ali | |||
| Born | 14 April 1978 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off-break | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | List A | ||
| Matches | 10 | 23 | ||
| Runs scored | 940 | 699 | ||
| Batting average | 55.29 | 34.95 | ||
| 100s/50s | 4/3 | 0/4 | ||
| Top score | 195 | 91 | ||
| Balls bowled | 519 | 352 | ||
| Wickets | 8 | 9 | ||
| Bowling average | 32.00 | 34.66 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 3/84 | 3/20 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 3/– | 8/– | ||
| Source: CricketArchive, 25 April 2009 | ||||
Saqib Ali (born April 14, 1978) is a Pakistani born cricketer who plays First-class cricket with the United Arab Emirates in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. He also plays one day cricket with the UAE and captained them to the ICC World Cricket League Division Two title in 2007.
A right-handed middle order batsman, Saqib made his debut in the 2006 tournament and scored his maiden first-class hundred against Scotland at Sharjah.[1] He was appointed captain in a match against Bermuda in 2007 and made 142 in his second innings after a duck in the first.[2] His highest score was made in 2008 when he struck 195 out of his team's total of 306 as the UAE went down to Ireland.[3]