Moeen Ali

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 37)
Birmingham, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-Rounder
RelationsKadeer Ali (brother)
Kabir Ali (cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 662)12 June 2014 v Sri Lanka
Last Test31 July 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 232)28 February 2014 v West Indies
Last ODI11 November 2023 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.18 (formerly 57)
T20I debut (cap 66)11 March 2014 v West Indies
Last T20I27 June 2024 v India
T20I shirt no.18 (formerly 57)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2006, 2023–presentWarwickshire
2007–2022Worcestershire
2011/12Moors Sports Club
2012/13Matabeleland Tuskers
2013Duronto Rajshahi
2018–2020Royal Challengers Bangalore
2019Cape Town Blitz
2020Multan Sultans
2021–presentChennai Super Kings
2021–presentBirmingham Phoenix
2022–presentComilla Victorians
2024Guyana Amazon Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 68 138 92 202
Runs scored 3,094 2,355 1,229 11,514
Batting average 28.12 24.27 21.18 36.09
100s/50s 5/15 3/6 0/7 20/70
Top score 155* 128 72* 250
Balls bowled 12,610 5,988 999 25,340
Wickets 204 111 51 391
Bowling average 37.31 47.84 27.13 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/– 48/– 22/– 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, 20 July 2024

Moeen Munir Ali OBE (born 18 June 1987) is an English cricketer, who was formerly vice-captain of England in limited overs cricket. He played Test cricket for his country between 2014 and 2023, becoming 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] He finally announced his international retirement on 8 September 2024.[5][6]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Moeen out of retirement to join England Ashes squad". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. ^ "'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.
  5. ^ "'Felt the time was right' - Moeen Ali retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Star All-Rounder Moeen Ali Announces Retirement from International Cricket". FantasyKhiladi. Retrieved 8 September 2024.