Sikandar Raza
- Date of Birth 1986-4-24
- Role batting allrounder
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | PAK vs ZIM | 2013-09-03 |
| ODI | BAN vs ZIM | 2013-05-03 |
| T20 | ZIM vs BAN | 2013-05-11 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
22
Innings
42
Runs
1434
Average
34.14
Strike Rate
56.12
Highest Score
127
100s
1
50s
11
Fours
146
Sixes
17
Catches
7
Bowling Statistics
Matches
22
Innings
31
Wickets
40
Average
44.55
Economy
3.2
Strike Rate
83.3
Best Figure
7/113
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
2
Balls Bowled
3335
Runs Conceded
1782
Batting Statistics
Matches
153
Innings
144
Runs
4476
Average
36.99
Strike Rate
86.3
Highest Score
141
100s
7
50s
24
Fours
373
Sixes
106
Catches
61
Bowling Statistics
Matches
153
Innings
122
Wickets
94
Average
43.64
Economy
4.84
Strike Rate
54
Best Figure
4/55
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
5078
Runs Conceded
4103
Batting Statistics
Matches
133
Innings
128
Runs
3089
Average
26.62
Strike Rate
136.92
Highest Score
133*
100s
1
50s
17
Fours
239
Sixes
146
Catches
54
Bowling Statistics
Matches
133
Innings
119
Wickets
107
Average
23.54
Economy
6.88
Strike Rate
20.5
Best Figure
5/18
4 Wickets
2
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
2196
Runs Conceded
2519
Batting Statistics
Matches
258
Innings
243
Runs
7798
Average
37.13
Strike Rate
86.91
Highest Score
141
100s
13
50s
40
Fours
651
Sixes
201
Catches
115
Bowling Statistics
Matches
258
Innings
195
Wickets
177
Average
37.45
Economy
4.87
Strike Rate
46.1
Best Figure
4/33
4 Wickets
3
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
8164
Runs Conceded
6630
Batting Statistics
Matches
349
Innings
324
Runs
7097
Average
25.8
Strike Rate
135.87
Highest Score
133*
100s
1
50s
38
Fours
555
Sixes
324
Catches
151
Bowling Statistics
Matches
349
Innings
293
Wickets
236
Average
26.29
Economy
7.31
Strike Rate
21.5
Best Figure
5/18
4 Wickets
4
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
5089
Runs Conceded
6206
Sikandar Raza, born in Pakistan, made a name for himself as an all-formats regular for Zimbabwe, and a noted T20 freelancer in the second and third decades of the 21st century.
Raza, from Sialkot, wanted to be a fighter pilot, and won a place at the Pakistan air-force college. But after failing an eye test that put paid to that dream, he began to play cricket on a semi-professional basis, and moved to Zimbabwe, where his parents had lived since 2002. He made his first-class debut in the Logan Cup for Northerns in 2007, and played four matches that season before completing his studies and returning to full-time cricket with a bang in the 2010-11 season - making two fifties and a hundred in his first two games for Southern Rocks.
In May 2013 he made his international debut for Zimbabwe, playing white-ball series against Bangladesh and India before making 60 in his first Test, against Pakistan at home in a game where Zimbabwe took a sizeable first-innings lead but couldn't translate it into a win. The following year he made his first ODI hundred, 141 against Afghanistan in Bulawayo.
He first played Pakistan in the ODI World Cup of 2015, and then made a hundred against them in Lahore in a bilateral. He was instrumental in Zimbabwe beating Sri Lanka in 2016 - their first-ever win in a five-match ODI series away from home.
Raza lost his place in the Zimbabwe side despite being Player of The Tournament in the qualifier tournament for the 2019 ODI World Cup, for which the team didn't make the cut. He made it back, overcame a bone-marrow infection in 2021, and was Player of the Match in the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup Qualifier for his bowling figures of 4 for 8 against Netherlands. He also won match awards after Zimbabwe beat Ireland and Pakistan in the main event. That year was his most successful in internationals, producing 1380 white-ball runs, and he went on to become Zimbabwe's T20I captain in 2023, aged 37.
Raza took to T20 with alacrity when the format boomed. He played multiple seasons in the BPL and IPL, and won titles with Dubai Capitals in the ILT20, Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, and twice with Lahore Qalandars in the PSL, the second of which came in 2025, when he travelled straight from Nottingham to Lahore for the tournament final hours after playing for Zimbabwe in a Test against England.