Haider Ali is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman. He was born in Attock. His date of birth is October 2, 2002. He is currently 23 years old. He represented the Dambulla Aura, Fortune Barisal, Islamabad United, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, Rawalpindi, Team White, and Pakistan.
Haider Ali’s Batting Statistics:
| Performance In Each Format | Total Matches | Total Runs | Average | Fifties | Hundreds |
| ODI Career | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I Career | 35 | 505 | 17.41 | 3 | 0 |
| First Class Career | 24 | 1687 | 48.20 | 8 | 5 |
| List A Career | 46 | 1668 | 33.36 | 12 | 1 |
| T20 Career | 133 | 2505 | 22.16 | 14 | 0 |
Haider Ali’s Early Life:
Haider Ali’s father was Zamindar of Punjab. Haider Ali belongs to the Punjabi Awan family. His family was known for tent-pegging and horse-riding instead of cricket. His cousin played for the Rawalpindi Rams. Other than his cousin, Haider Ali was the only one who played professional cricket. In the beginning, he started tape-ball cricket in the year 2015; after a few months, he joined the Al Faisal Cricket Club. He also played at the Under-16 level in 2016 and the Under-19 level in 2017.
Under-19 Career:
At the end of the year 2019, he was selected as the vice-captain of Pakistan’s squad for the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. Rohail Nazir was the captain of the team. Haider Ali played 5 matches in this tournament and scored 107 runs. His best individual score was 56 runs, and it was the only half-century he made in that World Cup.
Haider Ali’s Domestic Career:
First Class Career:
Haider Ali represented Northern Pakistan. He played his debut match against KPK. This match was played in Abbottabad. This match was held on September 14-17, 2019. It was the match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Unfortunately, the match was drawn. In the 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he made his first double hundred in first-class cricket. He played a brilliant knock of 206 runs. Haider Ali played 3 matches in the Quaid e Azam Trophy 2023 and scored 228 runs with an average of 114. He scored 1 century and 1 half century. His highest individual score was 170 not out.
List A Career:
Haider Ali started his List A career by representing Rawalpindi Region. He played a lot of match-winning knocks for his team. He is a brilliant player but needs to be more consistent if he wants to serve Pakistan in this format. Haider Ali scored 185 runs in 7 matches in the Pakistan Cup 2023/24. He had a batting average of 30, and his highest individual score was 78 runs not out. He scored 2 half-centuries in this tournament.
T20 Career:
Haider Ali played his debut match against Islamabad. He represented Rawalpindi in this tournament. This match was played in Rawalpindi. The match was held on December 10, 2018. It was the match of the National T20 Cup. He scored 16 runs off 28 balls. Rawalpindi won this match by 6 runs. He played Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 for Peshawar Zalmi; he was picked in the supplementary category. He became the youngest player to score a half-century in PSL history. He was part of Islamabad United in PSL 2024. He was not selected in the initial draft and then picked as a replacement. He was also not given a chance in the starting matches. Still, he played a match-winning inning in the semi-final and knocked out Peshawar Zalmi from the tournament. He also represented the Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Haider Ali did not perform consistently in this tournament and scored 90 runs in 10 matches. His highest individual score was 45 in this tournament. He also represented the Dambulla Giants in the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.
Pakistan A Career:
Haider Ali represented the Pakistan Emerging Team. He played against the Afghanistan Emerging Team. The match was held on November 14, 2019. This match was played in Cox’s Bazar. It was the match of the Asian Cricket Council Emerging Teams Cup. Pakistan Emerging Team won this match by 8 wickets. Haider Ali scored 218 runs in 5 matches in the cup. His highest individual score was 118, not out. His batting average was 43. He scored 1 century. He was the fifth-highest run scorer of the tournament. Rohail Nazir was the highest-run scorer of the tournament. Pakistan won this tournament.
Haider Ali’s International Career:
ODI Career:
Haider Ali played his debut against Zimbabwe. This match was held on November 1, 2020. The match was held in Rawalpindi. It was the match of the Zimbabwe tour to Pakistan. Pakistan won by 6 wickets. Although his ODI career is short, he played an aggressive inning in his debut. He is an opener but was given a chance in the middle order as Pakistan needs an aggressive middle-order batsman.
T20I Career:
Haider Ali played his debut match against England. This match was held on September 1, 2020. The match was played in Manchester. It was the match of Pakistan’s tour to England. In this match, Haider Ali scored 54 runs off 33 balls. Pakistan won this match by 5 runs. He also played a match-winning knock against New Zealand just before the World Cup. In addition, he was part of the Pakistan squad in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Pakistan was the runner-up in that tournament.
FAQs:
Who is Haider Ali?
Haider Ali is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman.
What is the height of Haider Ali?
Haider Ali’s height is 6 feet.
What is the birthplace of Haider Ali?
He was born in Attock. His date of birth is October 2, 2002.
What is the name of Haider Ali’s PSL team?
Haider Ali represented Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 2020, Karachi Kings in PSL 2023, and Islamabad United in PSL 2024.
Conclusion:
Haider Ali is a talented opening batsman and is considered a T20 specialist because of his power-hitting ability. But he needs to play longer format matches to become more trustful for his captain. He played county cricket for Derbyshire under coach Mickey Arthur, who improved his batting. We hope he will play for Pakistan and win matches and trophies.