Khawar Ali

Khawar Ali (born 20 December 1985) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Oman national cricket team as an all-rounder.^[1]

Khawar Ali

Personal information
Full name	Khawar Ali
Born	(1985-12-20) 20 December 1985 (age 39) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Oman (2015-2022)
ODI debut (cap 6)	27 April 2019 v Namibia
Last ODI	14 June 2022 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 5)	25 July 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	22 February 2022 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I T20 Matches 30 41 44 Runs scored 581 626 671 Batting average 29.05 19.56 19.17 100s/50s 0/4 0/2 0/2 Top score 79* 72* 72* Balls bowled 1,375 716 746 Wickets 35 46 47 Bowling average 30.91 17.17 17.57 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/15 4/11 4/11 Catches/stumpings 16/– 15/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 June 2022

Early life

Khawar Ali was born in Rawalpindi in the Punjab province of Pakistan.^[2]

Career

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Oman against Afghanistan in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament on 25 July 2015.^[3] He made his List A debut in Oman's three-match series against the United Arab Emirates in October 2016.^[4]

At the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament, he was named man of the series.^[5]

In 2018, he was part of Oman's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.^[6] He was named their vice-captain for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament^[7] as well as the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament.^[8] In December 2018, he was named in Oman's team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.^[9]

In March 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Oman's team for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.^[10] Oman finished in the top four places in the tournament, therefore gaining One Day International (ODI) status.^[11] Ali made his ODI debut for Oman on 27 April 2019, against Namibia, in the tournament's final.^[12]

In September 2019, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.^[13] On 9 October 2019, in the match against the Netherlands in the 2019–20 Oman Pentangular Series, he took a hat-trick.^[14] In September 2021, he was named in Oman's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[15] The following month, in round seven of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament, Ali took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, with 5 for 15 against Papua New Guinea.^[16]