Sikandar Raza: “They are match-winners”
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Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza said Pakistan fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf are “match-winners”.
Afridi recently captained the Lahore Qalandars in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), which is the same team Rauf and Raza were part of.
Afridi played a pivotal role in leading the Qalandars to the title as he was the highest wicket-taker in PSL 10 with 19 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 16.42 and an economy rate of 7.76.
Rauf was the joint second-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets in 13 games at an average of 25.70 and an economy rate of 10.28.
“They are match-winners,” Raza was quoted as saying by Khel Shel on X, formerly known as Twitter.
After PSL 10 ended, Pakistan faced Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series, but Afridi was not picked in the team.
Rauf did make the cut and finished with one wicket in two games at an average of 59 and an economy rate of 11.80.
The men in green won the series 3-0.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper) and Saim Ayub
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