Moeen Ali
On scorecards: MM Ali
In-game rating: 80/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Moeen Ali played 68 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2014 to 2023. The first came against Sri Lanka at Lord's, with scores of 48 and 4, and 1 wicket, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 2,782 runs at 29.0 in 60 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 155 not out from 207 balls against Sri Lanka at Riverside Ground in 2016, in a match England won. The best bowling is 6 for 53 against South Africa at Lord's in 2017.
In all: 5 hundreds, 15 fifties, 5 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match. At home the average was 32.4 across 39 Tests; away it was 24.2 across 26 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 756 runs at 29.1 in 16 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 10 Tests and 468 runs at 24.6. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. England won 30 of the Tests Moeen Ali played and lost 30, with 8 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 68 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155* | 207 | Sri Lanka | Riverside Ground | 2016 | Won |
| 146 | 262 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 2016 | Lost |
| 117 | 213 | India | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 2016 | Drawn |
| 108* | 281 | Sri Lanka | Headingley | 2014 | Lost |
| 108 | 152 | Pakistan | Kennington Oval | 2016 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/53 | 15 | South Africa | Lord's | 2017 | Won |
| 6/67 | 20.4 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2014 | Won |
| 5/57 | 19.5 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2016 | Lost |
| 5/63 | 16 | India | The Rose Bowl | 2018 | Won |
| 5/69 | 19.5 | South Africa | Old Trafford | 2017 | Won |
Best in a match: 10/112 against South Africa (2017).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16 | 756 | 29.08 | 2/2 | 55 | 33.87 |
| Australia | 15 | 656 | 25.23 | 0/3 | 29 | 60.55 |
| South Africa | 8 | 368 | 33.45 | 0/3 | 35 | 25.03 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 429 | 35.75 | 2/0 | 23 | 34.87 |
| West Indies | 8 | 252 | 21.00 | 0/3 | 25 | 31.60 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 400 | 36.36 | 1/2 | 20 | 47.50 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 132 | 22.00 | 0/1 | 5 | 61.80 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 92 | 23.00 | 0/1 | 11 | 22.91 |
| Ireland | 1 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 14.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 39 | 1,944 | 32.40 | 3/10 | 113 | 34.91 |
| Away | 26 | 1,066 | 24.23 | 2/5 | 82 | 39.38 |
| Neutral | 3 | 84 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 48.67 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60 | 2,782 | 28.98 | 5/14 | 181 | 36.60 |
| 2020s | 8 | 312 | 22.29 | 0/1 | 23 | 42.96 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 10 | 468 | 24.63 | 0/2 | 27 | 34.11 |
| Kennington Oval | 7 | 411 | 31.62 | 1/1 | 17 | 36.88 |
| Headingley | 6 | 253 | 28.11 | 1/1 | 9 | 54.56 |
| Edgbaston | 5 | 249 | 35.57 | 0/3 | 12 | 53.08 |
| Old Trafford | 4 | 158 | 52.67 | 0/2 | 17 | 23.82 |
| Trent Bridge | 3 | 97 | 24.25 | 0/0 | 8 | 41.88 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2014 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2023 at Kennington Oval
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