Ire vs Zim

Allrounder is in the form of his life with the bat, and thriving with a new bowling action, too.

"The goal we have is to get into the Super 12s and take on some of the big teams and see where we go." "When we qualified as much as we were happy to be here, we knew our journey is not done," Raza told Bishop and the host broadcaster. And now to see some of the variations coming out of the hand really nicely is quite pleasing." A lot of the planning, the work, and what is required during the match is done behind the scenes in the nets. Apart from ensuring he can contribute in both disciplines, which is what Raza wants to do, the other advantage of changing his action is that it allows him to hide the ball - which comes in quite handy now because he bowls a lot more than just offbreaks. I was at CPL and I was watching him very closely and bugging him, asking him a lot of questions." Raza knew it would take a lot of time - 18 months - and a lot of effort. There was a fielder stationed there but he backed himself to clear him and he did. He has allowed us to bloom and play with responsibility and freedom," Raza said. Raza has emerged as their superstar and is having the kind of year cricketing dreams are made of. And on the evidence of the first game, they have the ingredients, and at least one very special one, that can help them get there. Raza was at backward point when Mark Adair created too much room for himself to properly hit a slower ball on fourth stump and tamely lobbed it to the fielder instead.