Noman Ali struck twice to keep Pakistan alive in the first Test. PHOTO: Shafik Malik <\/p>\n
Lancashire have signed Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali for the remainder of the 2026 County Championship season, with the experienced bowler set to feature in the club’s final six first-class matches across August and September.<\/p>\n
The 39-year-old will strengthen Lancashire’s spin attack during the closing stages of the campaign and is expected to make his debut against Northamptonshire at Emirates Old Trafford on August 20.<\/p>\n
Noman arrives in England with an outstanding Test record, having taken more than 100 wickets since making his Pakistan debut in 2021 at an average of around 25.<\/p>\n
The left-arm spinner has established himself as one of Pakistan’s leading red-ball bowlers in recent years, highlighted by career-best figures of 8-46 against England and becoming the first Pakistan spinner to claim a Test hat-trick during a match against the West Indies in 2025.<\/p>\n
His performances also propelled him to second in the ICC Men’s Test bowling rankings in October last year after claiming a 10-wicket match haul against South Africa in the first Test in Lahore.<\/p>\n
Speaking after completing the move, Noman said he was excited to experience English county cricket for the first time.<\/p>\n
“I am looking forward to playing for Lancashire and experiencing county cricket in England for the first time. The County Championship is a great competition and I’m very excited to play at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Pakistan international also highlighted Lancashire’s rich cricketing heritage and the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of one of his country’s greatest players.<\/p>\n
“Lancashire is one of the biggest clubs in the UK, with so much history and heritage. I am following in the footsteps of a Pakistan hero, Wasim Akram, who played for Lancashire for many years.<\/p>\n
“I’m looking forward to joining up with my new teammates and will be doing all I can to make an impact on and off the field.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Noman Ali struck twice to keep Pakistan alive in the first Test. PHOTO: Shafik Malik Lancashire have signed Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali for the remainder of the 2026 County Championship season, with the experienced bowler set to feature in the club’s final six first-class matches across August and September. The 39-year-old will strengthen Lancashire’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/whatsapp-image-2025-10-14-at-6-04-52-pm1760447545-0\/whatsapp-image-2025-10-14-at-6-04-52-pm1760447545-0-640x480.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t