Asif Ali

Pakistan|Middle order Batter
Asif Ali
INTL CAREER: 2018 - 2023
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Full Name

Asif Ali

Born

October 01, 1991, Faisalabad, Punjab

Age

32y 170d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Middle order Batter

Where was Asif Ali in the years Pakistan had been crying out for a power hitter? It took the exposure of the PSL for Asif Ali to come to prominence in an Islamabad United side that owed much to him for their title-winning campaign in 2018. A six in a Super Over against Mustafizur Rahman got their campaign up and running, and it wasn't until he smashed three sixes in arrow in a nerve-wracking chase that his side were assured victory.

Those heroics saw him called up to the national side for three T20Is against West Indies, where he made the step-up with consummate ease. Clear about his role in the team, he's already played several vital cameos in the shortest format to get his side over the line, with a strike rate around 160 proof of his comfort at the highest level.

As a finisher in ODI cricket, he similarly impresses, although he may have to move lower down the order if Pakistan's middle order fragility continues; his power hitting exploits are not best suited for the No. 6 position. But what's most important is he fills a very specific need within the team, and if the first few months are anything to go by, he fills it very well indeed.

Given he is 26 and has a strike rate above 140 in 88 T20s, it does seem a bit of a scouting failure Asif wasn't given a promotion to the national side a few years earlier, when much of Pakistan's struggles in T20 and ODI cricket were to do with lack of firepower in the death overs. It bodes well for Pakistan he's hit the ground running, eager to make up for lost time.

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Asif Ali Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
ODIs211613825225.46314121.6503222160
T20Is58511357741*15.18431133.87002737210
FC43784177711424.01262767.642725129330
List A90826222913829.322002111.33412188100400
T20s28926153459910022.113130146.931143112931170

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
ODIs211590---10.80-000
T20Is58------------
FC4381339811/31/398.004.42133.0000
List A907709232/102/1030.667.8823.3000
T20s2893425342/272/2713.257.5710.5000
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Recent Matches of Asif Ali

MatchBatDateGroundFormat
Zalmi vs Sultans1105-Mar-2024RawalpindiT20
Zalmi vs United17*26-Feb-2024LahoreT20
Zalmi vs Qalandars625-Feb-2024LahoreT20
Zalmi vs Sultans1323-Feb-2024MultanT20
Zalmi vs Kings2321-Feb-2024LahoreT20

Photos of Asif Ali

Angelo Mathews and Asif Ali added valuable runs during Kandy's chase
Hazratullah Zazai and Asif Ali helped Durban Qalandars get over the line
Hazratullah Zazai and Asif Ali had an explosive partnership for Durban Qalandars
Asif Ali smacked 41 off 13 balls against the Sydney Sixers
Asif Ali leaps in vain to try and prevent a six in the final over
Asif Ali hits one down the ground