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Sikandar Raza
Personal information
Full name	Sikandar Raza Butt
Born	24 April 1986 (age 38); Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right hand bat
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	Zimbabwe;
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
2007–2009	Northerns
2009–	Mashonaland Eagles
2010	Southern Rocks
Career statistics
	Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 2 March 2015

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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.^[1]

Domestic career

Sikander Raza studied at the Pakistan Air Force Public School Lower Topa for three years. He aspired to be a Pakistan Air Force pilot but his dreams were cut short when he failed a vision test mandatory for selection.^[2]^[3] 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.^[2] 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.^[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Southern Rocks in 2010 against the Desert Vipers.^[5]

He turned out to be a Twenty20 specialist, and was the leading run-scorer in the 2010 Stanbic Bank T20 Competition.

In the Metbank Pro40 Championship Final in 2010, he scored a brilliant 44 for Southern Rocks as they cruised to the title against Mid West Rhinos. It was his first big performance that caught the selectorial eye.^[6] In January 2011, he achieved his career best List-A score of 80 runs.

His performances earned him a place in the preliminary squad for Zimbabwe's 2011 Cricket World Cup campaign, but did not make it to the final squads. By then he had another fine performance, at the Masvingo Sports Club where his opening stand of 161 with Chamu Chibhabha, simply by bludgeoning the Matabeleland Tuskers bowlers, led the foundation for a massive Southern Rocks victory.^[7]

This made the Zimbabwean selectors select him for the training squad for the Australia A and South Africa A tri-series.^[8] The only matter, was he did not have citizenship status,^[9] which was granted in September 2011.^[10]^[11] By then he had another remarkable performance scoring 93 off just 48 balls for Southern Rocks against Matabeleland Tuskers in just the previous week's Wednesday in a Twenty20 match.

Opening the innings with the legendary West Indian Brian Lara and then getting great support from Elton Chigumbura, Raza took on the Matabeleland Tuskers's bowling attack.^[12] He then represented a Zimbabwe XI side before the Bangladeshi tour to Zimbabwe started. Zimbabwe XI won the two matches.

International career

Raza made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe in May 2013 against Bangladesh and scored 3 runs batting at no. 3, thus becoming the 116th player to appear for Zimbabwe in the format.

He scored 82 off 112 balls with 6 fours and two sixes against India in his 4th ODI only. He scored 60 runs on his debut against Pakistan at Harare Sports Club, in which he had a 127-run partnership for the fourth wicket that put the hosts on course for the lead. Despite scoring a half-century on his Test debut, he was dropped from the team when Zimbabwean captain Brendan Taylor returned to the team. He has also represented Zimbabwe in Cricket World Cup 2015. His world cup performance was not that great. But he impressed many by his Bowling. Raza made 100* off 84 balls against Pakistan in May 2015 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.

He was named stand-in captain in second T20I during India tour of Zimbabwe 2015. Before this, he has done captained four times for Mash Eagles in domestic cricket in 2012. He lead Zimbabwe in their first win of the tour by 10 runs.

International centuries

One Day International centuries

Sikandar Raza's One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	141	10	Afghanistan	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club	2014	Won
2	100*	29	Pakistan	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	2015	Lost

References

^ Biography Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2011
^ ^a ^b Chidananda, Shreedutta (13 March 2015). "Sikander Raza: From Pakistan, via Scotland, to Zimbabwe". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ http://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/sikandar-raza-pakistan-born-zimbabwe-international-fighter-pilot-cricket-returns/2015-06-03
^ Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2011
^ Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2011
^ Southern Rocks cruise to Pro40 title Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2011
^ MetBank Pro40 Championship: Raza, Chibhabha bludgeon Tuskers Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2011
^ Sikandar Raza closer to Zimbabwe debut Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2011
^ Can Raza Butt for Country? allAfrica.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011
^ Raza wants to play for Zimbabwe ZimCricketForums. Retrieved 15 November 2011
^ Selectors considering eligible Raza for T20 selection Zimpapers.co.zw. Retrieved 12 December 2011
^ Star-studded Rocks bounce back Zimcricketnews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2011

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[1] Biography Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2011

[Hindu-2] Chidananda, Shreedutta (13 March 2015). "Sikander Raza: From Pakistan, via Scotland, to Zimbabwe". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[3] ttp://www.cricket.com.au/news/feature/sikandar-raza-pakistan-born-zimbabwe-international-fighter-pilot-cricket-returns/2015-06-03

[4] Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2011

[5] Scorecard Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2011

[6] Southern Rocks cruise to Pro40 title Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2011

[7] MetBank Pro40 Championship: Raza, Chibhabha bludgeon Tuskers Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2011

[8] Sikandar Raza closer to Zimbabwe debut Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2011

[9] Can Raza Butt for Country? allAfrica.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011

[10] Raza wants to play for Zimbabwe ZimCricketForums. Retrieved 15 November 2011

[11] Selectors considering eligible Raza for T20 selection Zimpapers.co.zw. Retrieved 12 December 2011

[12] Star-studded Rocks bounce back Zimcricketnews.com. Retrieved 24 November 2011

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 He scored 82 off 112 balls with 6 fours and two sixes against [[India cricket team|India]] in his 4th ODI only. He scored 60 runs on his debut against [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] at [[Harare Sports Club]], in which he had a 127-run partnership for the fourth wicket that put the hosts on course for the lead. Despite scoring a half-century on his Test debut, he was dropped from the team when Zimbabwean captain [[Brendan Taylor]] returned to the team. He has also represented [[Zimbabwe]] in [[Cricket World Cup 2015]]. His world cup performance was not that great. But he impressed many by his [[Off Spin|Bowling]].
 Raza made 100* off 84 balls against Pakistan in May 2015 at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
+He was named stand-in captain in second T20I during [[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2015|India tour of Zimbabwe 2015]]. Before this, he has done captained four times for [[Mashonaland Eagles|Mash Eagles]] in domestic cricket in 2012. He lead Zimbabwe in their first win of the tour by 10 runs.
 ==International centuries==