---
type: dossier
title: "Sikandar Raza — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Sikandar Raza (PBKS) IPL career pre-2026: 182 runs avg 26.00 SR 133.8, 2 seasons (2023–2024). Middle 100 balls 140.0 SR (only citable phase). Zimbabwean all-rounder. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Sikandar Raza without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sikandar-raza
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/sikandar-raza
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - sikandar-raza
  - pbks
  - all-rounder
  - zimbabwe
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-08"
timestamp: "2026-07-08"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/sikandar-raza.md
  - mlc-sikandar-raza-career.md
  - mlc-sikandar-raza-phase.md
---

## User Question

> What are Sikandar Raza's IPL career stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Sikandar Raza** (PBKS) IPL career batting (2023–2024, Cricsheet — 2 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Runs | 182 |
> | Average | 26.00 |
> | Strike rate | 133.8 |
> | Fifties | 1 |
>
> By phase (batting):
> | Phase | Balls | SR |
> |-------|-------|----|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 9 | below floor |
> | Middle (7–15) | **100** | **140.0** |
> | Death (16–20) | 27 | below floor |
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.
>
> Note: Sikandar Raza has a more substantial career in MLC (Major League Cricket) — see MLC dossier entries for more comprehensive phase data.

## Required Concepts

- Sikandar Raza is a Zimbabwean right-arm off-break all-rounder — internationally known for consistent batting and bowling across all formats
- Middle SR (140.0 from 100 balls) is the only citable batting phase — above ≥30-ball floor
- PP (9 balls) and Death (27 balls) both below ≥30-ball floor — not citable
- Only 2 IPL seasons (2023–2024) for PBKS — limited IPL sample; stronger data in MLC
- His MLC entries (`mlc-sikandar-raza-career.md`, `mlc-sikandar-raza-phase.md`) have more comprehensive data

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 182 · **Avg**: 26.00 · **SR**: 133.8
- **Middle**: 100 balls, **140.0 SR** (only citable phase)
- PP and Death both below floor

## Citation Behavior

1. State 182 runs, avg 26.00, SR 133.8 across 2 IPL seasons (2023–2024) for PBKS.
2. Middle SR (140.0 from 100 balls) as the only citable batting phase.
3. Point to MLC entries for more comprehensive data on Raza.

## Caveats

- Only 2 IPL seasons — small corpus; PP and Death below floor.
- For more comprehensive Sikandar Raza data, see MLC dossier entries.
- Bowling in IPL (84 balls, 3 wickets, 10.36 econ) is below standard; MLC bowling data is more representative.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Sikandar Raza has never played in a top T20 league." *(Sikandar Raza has played in both the IPL (2023–2024 for PBKS, 182 runs) and Major League Cricket (MLC), where his data is more comprehensive. For his most representative T20 career data, see the CricketStudio MLC entries.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Sikandar Raza scorebook](../scorebook/players/sikandar-raza.md)
- [Sikandar Raza MLC career](mlc-sikandar-raza-career.md)
- [Sikandar Raza MLC phase](mlc-sikandar-raza-phase.md)
