Saleem Raza (born 5 July 1964) is a former Pakistani-born

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er who played for the

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. After playing in eight

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games for his native Lahore City from 1986–87 to 1987–88, Saleem Raza emigrated to the

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, where he competed in the 1994 ICC Trophy. He also played for the UAE in the 1994 Australia-Asia Cup and the 1996 World Cup. Saleem was the hero for UAE in the World Cup as his innings of 84 off 68 deliveries including six sixes helped UAE to pull off a sensational victory against Netherlands. The match was played in

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, the place of his birth. This was the last of his 6 ODIs in his career. He also scored 286 runs and took 14 wickets in the ICC Trophy in Kenya. Raza was awarded the Player of the Tournament.Profile of Saleem Raza on ESPN cricinfo website
Retrieved 19 April 2018ODI matches played by Saleem Raza
Retrieved 19 April 2018

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