Rahat Ali (cricketer)

Rahat Ali (Punjabi: راحت على; born 12 September 1988) is a former Pakistani cricketer who had represented the Pakistan cricket team. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and bats right handed. Rahat belongs to a PCB registered club of Multan, PCC (Pioneers Cricket Club) He has represented Multan Tigers, Khan Research Laboratories; and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. He has selected for One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka in 2012.^[1][2]

Rahat Ali
راحت على

Personal information
Born	(1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 36) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 211)	1 February 2013 v South Africa
Last Test	12 May 2018 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 189)	9 June 2012 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	26 July 2015 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	90
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001/02	Punjab cricket team
	Khan Research Laboratories
2007–2015	Multan Tigers
2017	Karachi Kings (squad no. 90)
2018	Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 90)
2019	Lahore Qalanders (squad no. 90)
2019/20–present	Southern Punjab
2020	Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 90)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 21 14 83 63 Runs scored 94 8 364 59 Batting average 9.50 2.66 6.61 5.90 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 35* 6* 35* 12* Balls bowled 4,227 679 14,172 1,466 Wickets 58 18 279 79 Bowling average 39.03 36.55 25.75 32.73 5 wickets in innings 2 0 12 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/127 3/40 6/40 4/30 Catches/stumpings 9/– 1/– 25/– 13/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 1 January 2020

He made his test debut against South Africa on 1 February 2013. Rahat Ali bowls with a side-on action and is capable of maintaining speeds around 140 km/h, but he insists his focus is more on swing. A left-arm fast bowler, he took to serious cricket during his first year of college, playing for Multan Cricket Club. Rahat Ali has often been a consistent member of the Pakistan test squad.

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).^[3][4] In March 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.^[5][6] In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[7][8] Ahead of the 2020 PSL Draft, he was released by Lahore Qalandars.^[9] In December 2019, he was drafted by Peshawar Zalmi as their Silver Category pick at the 2020 PSL draft.^[10]