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| Full name | Ahsan Raza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1974-05-29)29 May 1974 (age 51) Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman,Wicket-keeper,Umpire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2000 | Habib Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Lahore City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Sargodha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 27 October 1993 Habib Bank Ltd v PAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 29 January 2000 Habib Bank Ltd v Islamabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 26 November 1993 Habib Bank Ltd v PAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 4 October 1999 Habib Bank Ltd v Gujranwala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umpiring information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tests umpired | 24 (2021–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 62 (2010–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 83 (2010–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WODIs umpired | 12 (2013–2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WT20Is umpired | 16 (2015–2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,23 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahsan Raza (born 29 May 1974) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and formercricketer.[1] In November 2020, in the secondTwenty20 International (T20I)between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, he officiated in his 50th T20I match as an on-field umpire, becoming the first umpire to reach the milestone in T20I cricket.[2]
Ahsan Raza played for a number of Pakistani teams includingFaisalabad,Habib Bank Limited,Lahore andSargodha.[1][3][4][5]
Ahsan Raza is Pakistan's nominatedthird umpire on theInternational Cricket CouncilInternational Panel of Umpires and Referees.[6] He made his debut as a first-class umpire in 2006 and had umpired 35 matches by the end of February 2009.[7] He got a contract as an umpire fromPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) along withZameer Haider andShozab Raza in 2012.[8]
He was among the on-field umpires for the2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[9] and the2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20.[10] In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11]
In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[12] Raza was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for thefinal of the tournament.[13] In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Umpire of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.[14]
In January 2021, he umpired in his firstTest match, in Pakistan's home seriesagainst South Africa.[15]
In March 2023, Raza andAdrian Holdstock from South Africa were inducted in theElite Panel of ICC Umpires afterAleem Dar left the panel.[16][17]
In September 2023, he was named as one of the sixteen match officials for2023 Cricket World Cup.[18][19]
In May 2024, Raza was named as one of the 23 match officials for the2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.[20]
On 3 March 2009, Ahsan Raza was injured ina terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team inLahore.[21] He was shot twice and was in a serious condition in a Lahore hospital.[22][23]
