Matches (28)
Women's World Cup (2)
BAN vs WI (1)
Sheffield Shield (3)
Ranji Trophy (19)
Asia & EAP Qualifier (2)
NZ vs ENG (1)

Full Name

Noman Ali

Born

October 07, 1986, Sanghar, Sind

Age

39y 10d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Slow Left arm Orthodox

Playing Role

Bowler

Noman Ali is a perfectly adequate cricketer most of the time, and then thoroughly indispensable for a sliver of the year. A left-arm slow bowler whose stock in trade is accuracy and the occasional ball that turns, Noman spent much of his career toiling away in the unfashionable crannies of Pakistan's domestic cricket for his region, Hyderabad, and his department, Khan Research Laboratories.

That career was catapulted into the spotlight by a mix of factors that had contrived to keep him out of Pakistan's Test side. Test cricket returned to Pakistan from the UAE around the time Yasir Shah's star began to fade, and amid a dearth of fingerspin options, a 34-year-old Noman was called up to make his debut in Karachi against South Africa in 2021. He made an instant impact, taking the first of several five-wicket hauls.

But Pakistan, conscious of his limited ceiling, used him almost exclusively in the subcontinent, with his output and effectiveness variable. Useful for holding an end up but less than dynamic, Noman is more of a utility team player than the spinner a bowling attack is built around. His dogged determination in the lower order further adds to his austere and selfless reputation.

It's his bowling partnership with offspinner Sajid Khan that he's best known for. When Pakistan pivoted to producing extremely spin-friendly surfaces in 2024, the duo were the biggest beneficiaries, becoming the beating heart of Pakistan's Test side. Since that change, they took 70 wickets in four Tests, Noman accounting for 36 of them, figures that may look less flattering than his overall versatility and quality may suggest.

Noman Ali Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests203844742246938/4611/14724.153.0148.1393
FC12420224057114934448/4612/11425.882.8654.120329
List A9291484835391195/105/1029.734.3740.7110
T20s484810791286433/313/3129.907.1525.0000

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests202843799715.7978848.0901421020
FC124177233076103*19.97--114--370
List A925958147415.0782598.66045142260
T20s4829819726*9.38173113.8700514120

Noman Ali T20 Stats

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
PSLMS4466872 2/14 2/1443.507.9033.0000

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
PSLMS420532.50771.42000000
Noman Ali

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Recent Matches of Noman Ali

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Pakistan vs South Africa0 & 116/112 & 4/7912-Oct-2025LahoreTest # 2602
Hyderabad R vs Rawalpindi140/3519-Mar-2025FaisalabadT20
Hyderabad R vs Abbottabad--0/2518-Mar-2025FaisalabadT20
Hyderabad R vs Faisalabad12/3716-Mar-2025MultanT20
Ghani Glass vs WAPDA0 & 390/3125-Feb-2025KarachiFC

Photos of Noman Ali

Shan Masood and Noman Ali celebrate Dewald Brevis' wicket
Shan Masood and Noman Ali celebrate the early wicket of Aiden Markram
Noman Ali picked up six wickets to wrap up South Africa
Noman Ali's four wickets dented South Africa
Noman Ali bagged the first two wickets
Noman Ali was on song