Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali

OBE
Moeen Ali during the 2017/18 Ashes
Personal information
Full name
Moeen Munir Ali
Born (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987
Sparkhill, 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 Test27 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
2005–2006Warwickshire
2007–2022Worcestershire
2018–2020Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021–2024Chennai Super Kings
2021–presentBirmingham Phoenix
2022–2024Comilla Victorians
2023–presentWarwickshire
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
Winner2019 England and Wales
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner2022 Australia
Runner-up2016 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 for England cricket team between 2014 and 2024. In domestic cricket he represents Warwickshire, having previously played for Worcestershire. He has also played in multiple Twenty20 leagues.

Ali made his debuts in all three formats in 2014. He was part of the England teams that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup.

On 7 June 2023, Ali announced he was coming out of retirement for England Test team 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. He finally announced his international retirement on 8 September 2024.