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{{short description|Pakistani cricketer and umpire}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ahsan Raza
| country = Pakistan
| fullname = Ahsan Raza
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], Pakistan
| batting = Right-handed
| role = [[Batsman]], [[Wicket-keeper]], [[Umpire (cricket)|Umpire]]
| club1 = [[Faisalabad cricket team|Faisalabad]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1993–1994}}
| club2 = [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank Limited]]
| year2 = 1993–2000
| club3 = [[Lahore cricket teams|Lahore City]]
| year3 = 1996–1999
| club4 = Sargodha
| year4 = 1994–1995
| type1 = First-class
| debutdate1 = 27 October
| debutyear1 = 1993
| debutfor1 = Habib Bank Ltd
| debutagainst1 = [[Pakistan Automobiles Corporation cricket team|PAC]]
| lastdate1 = 29 January
| lastyear1 = 2000
| lastfor1 = Habib Bank Ltd
| lastagainst1 = Islamabad
| type2 = List A
| debutdate2 = 26 November
| debutyear2 = 1993
| debutfor2 = Habib Bank Ltd
| debutagainst2 = PAC
| lastdate2 = 4 October
| lastyear2 = 1999
| lastfor2 = Habib Bank Ltd
| lastagainst2 = Gujranwala
| umpire = true
| testsumpired = 8
| umptestdebutyr = 2021
| umptestlastyr = 2023
| odisumpired = 45
| umpodidebutyr = 2010
| umpodilastyr = 2023
| t20isumpired = 74
| umpt20idebutyr = 2010
| umpt20ilastyr = 2023
| wodisumpired = 12
| umpwodidebutyr = 2013
| umpwodilastyr = 2017
| wt20isumpired = 16
| umpwt20idebutyr = 2015
| umpwt20ilastyr = 2021
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 21
| runs1 = 192
| bat avg1 = 8
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 20
| deliveries1 = 0
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 56/7
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 4
| runs2 = 3
| bat avg2 = 3
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 3
| deliveries2 = 0
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = n/a
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/2
| date = 16 June 2023
| source = http://content-www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/39146.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Ahsan Raza''' (born 29 May 1974 in [[Lahore, Pakistan]]) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former [[cricket]]er.<ref name="cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/39146.html|title=Players and Officials – Ahsan Raza|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=3 March 2009}}</ref> In November 2020, in the second [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21|between Pakistan and Zimbabwe]], he stood in his 50th T20I match as an on-field umpire, becoming the first umpire to reach the milestone in T20I cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/732431-officials-for-zimbabwe-series-named |title= Officials for Zimbabwe series named |work=The News |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Ahsan Raza played for a number of Pakistani teams including [[Faisalabad cricket team|Faisalabad]], [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank Limited]], [[Lahore cricket teams|Lahore]] and [[Sargodha]].<ref name="cricinfo"/><ref name="PCB">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/18793.html|title=Profile – Ahsan Raza|publisher=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]]|access-date=3 March 2009|archive-date=24 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224133909/http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/18793.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="pcb2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Ahsan Raza|publisher=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]]|access-date=3 March 2009|archive-date=25 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525190730/http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/First-Class_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="pcb3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Ahsan Raza|publisher=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]]|access-date=3 March 2009|archive-date=25 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525190743/http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/List_A_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Umpiring career==
Ahsan Raza is Pakistan's nominated [[third umpire]] on the [[International Cricket Council]] [[International Panel of Umpires and Referees]].<ref name="icc">{{Cite web|url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/about-icc/match-officials.html |title=Match Officials |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=3 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201010047/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.com/about-icc/match-officials.html |archive-date=1 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ahsan Raza made his debut as a first-class umpire in 2006 and had umpired 35 matches by the end of February 2009.<ref name="pcb4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html|title=Ahsan Raza as Umpire in First-Class Matches|publisher=[[Pakistan Cricket Board]]|access-date=3 March 2009|archive-date=25 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525190802/http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Players/18/18793/Umpire_in_First-Class_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He got a contract from [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) along with [[Zameer Haider]] and [[Shozab Raza]] in 2012.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/553444.html Three umpires get PCB contracts] ''[[ESPNCricinfo.com]]''. Retrieved on 25-2-2012</ref>

In January 2018, he was named as one of the seventeen on-field umpires for the [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="2018U19">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/586590 |title=Match officials appointed for U19 Cricket World Cup |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> In October 2018, he was named as one of the twelve on-field umpires for the [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/887510 |title=11th team for next month's ICC Women's World T20 revealed |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 October 2018}}</ref> In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires to officiate matches in the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1412092 |title=Match Officials announced for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

In February 2020, the ICC named him as one of the umpires to officiate in matches during the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1607955 |title=ICC announces Match Officials for all league matches |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> Raza was also named as one of the two on-field umpires for the [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final|final of the tournament]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kim Cotton, Ahsan Raza umpires for India-Australia Women's T20 World Cup final|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/kim-cotton-ahsan-raza-umpires-india-australia-womens-t20-world-cup-final-1502863318.html|newspaper=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]|date=6 March 2020|access-date=6 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306105053/https://www.thestatesman.com/sports/kim-cotton-ahsan-raza-umpires-india-australia-womens-t20-world-cup-final-1502863318.html|archive-date=6 March 2020}}</ref> In December 2020, he was shortlisted as one of the Umpire of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/short-lists-for-pcb-awards-2020-announced.html |title=Short-lists for PCB Awards 2020 announced |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

In January 2021, he umpired in his first [[Test cricket|Test match]], for Pakistan's home matches [[South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21|against South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1243017.html |title=1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref>

In March 2023, Raza and [[Adrian Holdstock]] from South Africa were inducted in the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]] after [[Aleem Dar]] left the panel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raza join ICC Elite Panel of Umpires as Aleem Dar steps down |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3111811 |access-date=17 March 2023 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aleem Dar ends 19-year old career as Elite Panel Umpire |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/125944/aleem-dar-ends-19-year-old-career-as-elite-panel-umpire-cricbuzzcom |access-date=17 March 2023 |work=Cricbuzz |language=en}}</ref>

==Attack==
{{See also|2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team}}
On 3 March 2009, Ahsan Raza was injured in [[2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team|an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team]] in [[Lahore]].<ref name="sindhtoday">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sindhtoday.net/sports/70109.htm |title=Pakistani umpire critically injured in Lahore attack |date=3 March 2009 |publisher=Sindh Today |access-date=3 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306212941/http://www.sindhtoday.net/sports/70109.htm |archive-date=6 March 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> He was shot twice and was in a serious condition in a Lahore hospital.<ref name="abcnews">{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/03/2506521.htm?section=justin|title=ICC condemns gun attack on Sri Lankan players|date=3 March 2009|work=ABC News|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|access-date=3 March 2009}}</ref><ref name="Shot">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32829651 |title=In pictures: Pakistan readies for return of international cricket |access-date=22 May 2015 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]
* [[List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/39146.html}}

{{International Panel of ICC Umpires}}

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Ajay Kumar at 07:50, 28 September 2023