▁series ▁to ▁lose ▁in ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁T 2 0 ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sides , ▁Ali ▁took ▁ 2 – 2 2 , ▁although ▁England ▁lost ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁ 3 ▁w ick ets , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁match ▁he ▁took ▁figures ▁of ▁ 1 – 2 5 , ▁but ▁South ▁Africa ▁won ▁in ▁convin cing ▁fashion , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁nine ▁w ick ets . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁T 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁Ali ▁took ▁figures ▁of ▁ 1 – 3 8 ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁defeat ▁against ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁He ▁took ▁ 2 – 3 4 ▁against ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁ 1 – 1 7 ▁against ▁Afghan istan . ▁He ▁also ▁scored ▁a ▁cru cial ▁un be aten ▁ 4 1 ▁against ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁keep ▁England ' s ▁hopes ▁of ▁progress ing ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁alive . ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁match ▁he ▁along ▁with ▁David ▁Wille y ▁set ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁partners hip ▁for ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁w icket ▁in ▁T 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁history ▁( 5 7 *) ▁He ▁took ▁ 1 – 1 0 ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand ▁as ▁England ▁won ▁by ▁ 7 ▁w ick ets ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁final . ▁However , ▁England ▁lost ▁the ▁final , ▁with ▁Ali ▁being ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁a ▁du ck ▁and ▁not ▁bow ling ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁o vers . ▁ ▁Ali ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁test ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁against ▁Sri