Full name Azhar Ali
Born February 19, 1985, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 33 years 62 days
Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Laboratories, Lahore, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, Lahore Qalandars, Pakistan A
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
62 | 118 | 8 | 5129 | 302* | 46.62 | 12316 | 41.64 | 14 | 27 | 471 | 15 | 60 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
53 | 53 | 3 | 1845 | 102 | 36.90 | 2478 | 74.45 | 3 | 12 | 168 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
First-class | 156 | 271 | 25 | 10127 | 302* | 41.16 | 33 | 41 | 133 | 0 | ||||
List A | 160 | 144 | 22 | 5827 | 132* | 47.76 | 16 | 34 | 40 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
49 | 49 | 4 | 985 | 72 | 21.88 | 941 | 104.67 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
62 | 31 | 831 | 589 | 8 | 2/35 | 2/49 | 73.62 | 4.25 | 103.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
53 | 14 | 258 | 260 | 4 | 2/26 | 2/26 | 65.00 | 6.04 | 64.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 156 | 3096 | 1941 | 46 | 4/34 | 42.19 | 3.76 | 67.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 160 | 2400 | 2173 | 62 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 35.04 | 5.43 | 38.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
49 | 15 | 267 | 283 | 15 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 18.86 | 6.35 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v Pakistan at Lord's, Jul 13-16, 2010 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Oct 6-10, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Ireland v Pakistan at Belfast, May 30, 2011 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin, Jan 13, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 2001/02 |
Last First-class | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, Dec 21-25, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 2000/01 |
Last List A | Rawalpindi v Peshawar at Peshawar, Feb 2, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Abbottabad Rhinos v Islamabad Leopards at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Islamabad United v Lahore Qalandars at Dubai (DSC), Feb 17, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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104 | Rawalpindi | v Peshawar | Peshawar | 2 Feb 2018 | LA |
12 | Rawalpindi | v Lahore W | Rawalpindi | 31 Jan 2018 | LA |
68 | Rawalpindi | v Lahore Blues | Rawalpindi | 29 Jan 2018 | LA |
47, 0/12 | Rawalpindi | v Karachi W | Rawalpindi | 27 Jan 2018 | LA |
52 | Rawalpindi | v Islamabad | Rawalpindi | 25 Jan 2018 | LA |
0 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 13 Jan 2018 |
ODI # 3949 ![]() |
6 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Nelson | 9 Jan 2018 |
ODI # 3947 ![]() |
6 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Jan 2018 |
ODI # 3946 ![]() |
104 | Pakistanis | v NZ XI | Nelson | 3 Jan 2018 | LA |
9, 6 | Sui Northern | v WAPDA | Karachi | 21 Dec 2017 | FC |
An opening batsman by trade, Azhar has worked his way steadily up Pakistan's domestic scene since 2006. That was the season he began opening regularly for Khan Research Laboratories, a move that fetched him two hundreds and two fifties in five matches, and he hasn't looked back.