Ali Azmat (cricketer)

Ali Azmat
Personal information
Full name
Ali Azmat
Born (1979-01-01) 1 January 1979
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005/06–2007/08Lahore Eagles
2006/07–2007/08Lahore Ravi
2008/09–2013/14Water and Power Development Authority
2004/05, 2015/16–2016/17Lahore Whites
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Twenty20
Matches 66 44 26
Runs scored 3,389 751 353
Batting average 38.95 28.88 20.76
100s/50s 7/17 0/3 0/1
Top score 130* 57* 69*
Balls bowled 1,669 807 390
Wickets 28 17 17
Bowling average 35.89 41.23 28.47
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/3 4/28 3/15
Catches/stumpings 18/– 12/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2026

Ali Azmat (born 1 January 1979) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Azmat was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Lahore, Punjab.[1][2]

Azmat made his first-class debut for Lahore Whites against Multan in the 2004–05 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[3] He made his List A debut for Lahore Eagles against Multan Tigers in January 2005, and his Twenty20 debut for the Eagles against Sialkot Stallions in April 2005.[3] He later played first-class cricket for Lahore Ravi and Water and Power Development Authority, before returning to Lahore Whites for the final matches of his senior career in 2016.[1][3]

In January 2007, Azmat made 92 not out for Lahore Ravi against Quetta in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, sharing a sixth-wicket partnership of 111 with Adnan Akmal.[4] After moving to WAPDA, he became a regular middle-order batsman for the department. In December 2009, he and Bilal Khilji added an unbroken 219 for the sixth wicket against Pakistan Customs, with Azmat finishing unbeaten on 88.[5] The following season, he scored 79 against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited as WAPDA pressed for a place in the Division One final.[6]

Azmat's most notable first-class performance came in October 2011, when he scored a century in each innings against Sialkot in the 2011–12 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He made 101 in the first innings and followed it with an unbeaten 106 as WAPDA won by five wickets.[7][8] In the same season, he scored another century, alongside Zulfiqar Babar's 81, as WAPDA took a substantial first-innings lead against Rawalpindi.[9] Late in his career, playing for Lahore Whites in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored 56 in the second innings against Karachi Whites.[10]

Overall, Azmat played in 66 first-class matches in which he has scored 3,389 runs at a batting average of 38.95, making 17 half-centuries and 7 centuries.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ali Azmat profile and biography, stats, records, videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ali Azmat". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ali Azmat debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ali Azmat, Rizwan shine for Lahore Ravi". Dawn. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Khilji and Ali Azmat put WAPDA in control". ESPNcricinfo. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Wapda seize initiative in last-round fixture". Dawn. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wapda maintain winning streak". Dawn. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "WAPDA's Azmat shines in Quaid Trophy". The Express Tribune. 28 October 2011.
  9. ↑ "Azmat, Babar fashion WAPDA recovery". ESPNcricinfo. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Spinners help Karachi Whites bag Super Eight spot". Dawn. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
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