This article is about the cricketer. For the dramatist, see Ali Moeen.
Moeen Ali
OBE
Moeen Ali during the 2017/18 Ashes
Personal information
Full name
Moeen Munir Ali
Born
(1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 36) Birmingham, England
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break
Role
All-Rounder
Relations
Kadeer Ali (brother) Kabir Ali (cousin)
International information
National side
England (2014–present)
Test debut (cap 662)
12 June 2014 v Sri Lanka
Last Test
31 July 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 232)
28 February 2014 v West Indies
Last ODI
11 November 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.
18 (formerly 57)
T20I debut (cap 66)
11 March 2014 v West Indies
Last T20I
5 September 2023 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.
18 (formerly 57)
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2005–2006, 2023- present
Warwickshire
2007–2022
Worcestershire
2011/12
Moors Sports Club
2012/13
Matabeleland Tuskers
2013
Duronto Rajshahi
2018–2020
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2019
Cape Town Blitz
2020
Multan Sultans
2021–present
Chennai Super Kings
2021–present
Birmingham Phoenix
2022–present
Comilla Victorians
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
68
135
78
202
Runs scored
3,094
2,301
1,109
11,514
Batting average
28.12
24.47
21.74
36.09
100s/50s
5/15
3/6
0/7
20/70
Top score
155*
128
72*
250
Balls bowled
12,610
5,854
861
25,340
Wickets
204
106
43
391
Bowling average
37.31
48.87
27.62
38.24
5 wickets in innings
5
0
0
12
10 wickets in match
1
0
0
2
Best bowling
6/53
4/46
3/24
6/29
Catches/stumpings
40/–
44/–
17/–
120/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing England
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
2019 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner
2022 Australia
Runner-up
2016 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 October 2023
Moeen Munir AliOBE (born 18 June 1987) is an English cricketer who serves as vice-captain for England in limited overs cricket. He played Test cricket for England between 2014 and 2023, when he became only the 16th person to hit 3,000 runs and take 200 wickets in Tests. In domestic cricket he represents Warwickshire, having previously played for Worcestershire. He has also played in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Ali made his debuts in all three formats in 2014, He was part of the England teams that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup[1] and 2022 T20 World Cup.[2]
On 7 June 2023, Ali announced he was coming out of retirement for England Test team[3] following an injury to first choice spinner Jack Leach, just ahead of the 2023 Ashes Series. He fully retired from Test cricket at the end of the Ashes series.[4]
Ali plays as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling off spin.
^"England Cricket World Cup player ratings: How every star fared on the road to glory". Evening Standard. 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^"T20 World Cup: England beat Pakistan to win pulsating final in Melbourne". BBC. 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
^"Moeen out of retirement to join England Ashes squad". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^"'If Stokesy messages me again, I'm going to delete it' - Moeen Ali bows out of Tests on a high". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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stress fracture; MoeenAli was named as his replacement. On 23 June 2023, Rehan Ahmed was added to England's squad as a cover for MoeenAli who suffered blisters...
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Towhid Hridoy. International players include Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, MoeenAli, Mohammad Rizwan, Will Jacks and Johnson Charles. "Bangladesh Premier...
stand of exactly 50 with MoeenAli, but England managed to see out the day on 343/7. Having been 26 not out overnight, MoeenAli added another 51 runs on...
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comeback". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2019. "Ashes 2019: England drop MoeenAli, Jack Leach recalled for second Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2019...
Kashmir. He has spoken of his family's friendship with England cricketer MoeenAli and how he encouraged him to keep going to secure a professional contract...
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Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, MoeenAli, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep...
brought up their 150 runs at the end of the 17th over. English cricketer MoeenAli joined du Plesis to contribute a quickfire 37 from 20 balls. The team...
Willey (playing for Mumbai) took a hat-trick with the wickets of Joe Root, MoeenAli and Chris Jordan. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. South Africa...
Chennai Super Kings retain Ravindra Jadeja for Rs 16 crore, MS Dhoni, MoeenAli and Ruturaj Gaikwad". India Today. "Chennai Super Kings". www.chennaisuperkings...
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