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Sikandar Raza

Sikandar Raza
Personal information
Full name Sikandar Raza Butt
Born (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986 (age 30)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling style Right arm off break
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 85) 3 September 2013 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 116) 3 May 2013 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 10 july 2015 v India
ODI shirt no. 24
Domestic team information
Years Team
2007–2009 Northerns
2009/ 2011-present Mashonaland Eagles
2010 Southern Rocks
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 62 26 43
Runs scored 389 1633 341 2,435
Batting average 32.41 31.40 13.64 32.46
100s/50s -/4 3/6 0/1 3/13
Top score 82 141 59 200*
Balls bowled 671 1190 210 1762
Wickets 6 23 9 20
Bowling average 71.00 43.95 31.33 53.40
5 wickets in innings - 0 0 0
10 wickets in match - 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/123 3/40 2/7 3/26
Catches/stumpings -/- 25/– 16/– 36/–
Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 12 February 2017

Sikandar Raza Butt (Urdu: سکندر رضا‎ ;born 24 April 1986 in Sialkot, Punjab) is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean cricketer.

Born in Sialkot, Raza emigrated to Zimbabwe in 2001 along with his family. He soon became one of the best batsman in the domestic competition and caught the eye of the Zimbabwe selectors. The only problem was citizenship issues, which was granted in 2011.

Sikander Raza was born in Sialkot to Punjabi Muslim parents. He studied at the Pakistan Air Force Public School Lower Topa for three years and aspired to be a Pakistan Air Force pilot, but his dreams were cut short when he failed a vision test mandatory for selection. In 2002, Raza moved with his family to Zimbabwe. He went to Scotland, where he pursued a bachelor's degree in software engineering at the Glasgow Caledonian University. It was here where Raza played semi-professional cricket, realising his potential. After the revamping of Zimbabwe's domestic structure in 2009, he went on to play first-class cricket for the Mashonaland Eagles. He is a successful first-class cricketer, with a top score of 146.

He also played List A cricket originally for Northerns but later switched to play for Mashonaland Eagles. He made his List A debut in 2007. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Southern Rocks in 2010 against the Desert Vipers.


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