Ali Shah
64Zimbabwe · PACE · 1983 to 1996 · on scorecards: AH Omarshah
BATTING
- Matches
- 28
- Innings
- 28
- Runs
- 437
- Average
- 16.8
- Strike rate
- 50.81
- High score
- 60*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 18
- Average
- 45.11
- Economy
- 4.52
- Strike rate
- 59.8
- Best figures
- 3/33
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 6 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ali Shah played 28 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1983 to 1996. The first came against Australia at Trent Bridge, with a score of 16, and the last against India at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 1996.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 331 runs at 19.5 in 19 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 60 not out from 87 balls against West Indies at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 1992, in a defeat. The best bowling is 3 for 33 against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 1993.
In all: 1 fifty. At home the average was 15.0 across 4 ODIs; away it was 10.0 across 7 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 114 runs at 22.8 in 5 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 20 runs at 10.0. Zimbabwe won 2 of the ODIs Ali Shah played and lost 25.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 28 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60* | 87 | West Indies | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1992 | Lost |
| 41 | 90 | New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 1987 | Lost |
| 41 | 76 | Australia | R Premadasa Stadium | 1996 | Lost |
| 37 | 31 | India | Nehru Stadium | 1993 | Tied/NR |
| 33 | 58 | Pakistan | Bellerive Oval | 1992 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/33 | 10 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1993 | Lost |
| 2/17 | 10 | England | Lavington Sports Oval | 1992 | Won |
| 2/34 | 10 | New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 1987 | Lost |
| 2/42 | 9 | New Zealand | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1987 | Lost |
| 2/50 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Moin-ul-Haq Stadium | 1993 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0/0 | 1 | 199.00 |
| Australia | 5 | 114 | 22.80 | 0/0 | 2 | 67.00 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 82 | 20.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 39.60 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 20.75 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 39 | 19.50 | 0/0 | 2 | 43.50 |
| West Indies | 2 | 62 | 62.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 62.00 |
| England | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 8.50 |
| South Africa | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 32.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 68.50 |
| Away | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 208.00 |
| Neutral | 17 | 322 | 20.13 | 0/1 | 15 | 31.13 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9 | 106 | 11.78 | 0/0 | 6 | 36.50 |
| 1990s | 19 | 331 | 19.47 | 0/1 | 12 | 49.42 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 20 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 80.00 |
| Bellerive Oval | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 77.00 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 23.33 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1 | 60 | – | 0/1 | 1 | 39.00 |
| Eden Gardens | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 17.00 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1983 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v India, 1996 at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 7 August 1959
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 860
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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