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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 | 26 (2021–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODIs umpired | 62 (2010–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20Is umpired | 90 (2010–2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 was awarded a contract as an umpire from thePakistan 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 serving as the reserve umpire for thesecond Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka inLahore, when the vehicle he was travelling in was targeted ina terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team. He was critically injured during the attack, in which he was shot twice, resulting in him being taken to hospital in a serious condition.[21][22][23]
