Saqib Ali (cricketer)
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Saqib Ali is a Pakistani born cricketer who plays First-class cricket
with the United Arab Emirates in the ICC Intercontinental Cup
. He also plays one day cricket with the UAE and captained them to the ICC World Cricket League Division Two
title in 2007.
A right-handed middle order batsman, Saqib made his debut in the 2006 tournament and scored his maiden first-class hundred against Scotland at Sharjah. He was appointed captain in a match against Bermuda in 2007 and made 142 in his second innings after a duck in the first. His highest score was made in 2008 when he struck 195 out of his team's total of 306 as the UAE went down to Ireland.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
with the United Arab Emirates in the ICC Intercontinental Cup
ICC Intercontinental Cup
The ICC Intercontinental Cup is a cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council as part of its cricket development programme...
. He also plays one day cricket with the UAE and captained them to the ICC World Cricket League Division Two
2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is a tournament that forms part of the ICC World Cricket League. It was played in Windhoek, Namibia between 24 November and 1 December 2007, and forms part of the qualification structure for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.-Teams: The 2007 ICC World...
title in 2007.
A right-handed middle order batsman, Saqib made his debut in the 2006 tournament and scored his maiden first-class hundred against Scotland at Sharjah. He was appointed captain in a match against Bermuda in 2007 and made 142 in his second innings after a duck in the first. His highest score was made in 2008 when he struck 195 out of his team's total of 306 as the UAE went down to Ireland.