agha saadat ali appeared in non-first-class matches against the touring west indians in 1948 and a commonwealth team in 1949. between 1949-50, when he made his first-class debut for pakistan universities against ceylon, and 1961-62 when he captained lahore b, he played 17 first-class matches altogether. he had limited success as a batsman, but was regarded as one of the best fielders in pakistan.