▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁" Test " ▁by ▁making ▁ 5 2 ▁not ▁out ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁not ▁out ▁( the ▁latter ▁inn ings ▁from ▁ 5 6 ▁balls ) ▁and ▁claim ing ▁seven ▁w ick ets . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Under - 1 9 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁and ▁was ▁immediately ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain ▁by ▁coach ▁Andy ▁Pick . ▁He ▁made ▁three ▁half - cent uries ▁in ▁the ▁tournament , ▁and ▁took ▁seven ▁w ick ets . ▁▁ ▁Ali ▁received ▁additional ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁his ▁county ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁playing ▁his ▁first ▁List ▁A ▁games . ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁these ▁came ▁against ▁Derby shire , ▁where ▁he ▁dismiss ed ▁Ste ff an ▁Jones ▁to ▁claim ▁his ▁ma iden ▁first - team ▁w icket . ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁his ▁first ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁three ▁vict ims ▁were ▁all ▁Test ▁players : ▁Stuart ▁Law , ▁Domin ic ▁C ork ▁and ▁Dave ▁Moh ammed . ▁With ▁the ▁bat ▁he ▁scored ▁ 6 8 ▁on ▁his ▁County ▁Championship ▁debut ▁against ▁Not ting ham shire , ▁then ▁equ alled ▁that ▁score ▁against ▁Dur ham . ▁ ▁Ali ' s ▁opportun ities ▁were ▁somewhat ▁limited , ▁however , ▁and ▁Alex ▁L oud on ▁took ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁side . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁exp iry ▁of ▁his