Sikandar Raza set multiple world records after being awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) award against Sri Lanka, as Zimbabwe caused another major upset to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo with four balls to spare on Thursday (February 19). The Raza-led team managed to top Group B after beating cricketing giants Australia earlier to knock them out of the competition.
Raza was the star of the show as the African nation chased down a massive total of 179 with four balls to spare. Walking out to bat at number four, the 39-year-old changed the momentum of the game with a quick-fire knock of 45 runs in just 26 balls at a strike-rate of 173.08 in a knock that included two boundaries and four sixes. Raza earlier bowled his full quota of four overs and finished wicketless while giving away just 36 runs.
Sikandar won the POTM award for the 20th time in his career and is the first player from a Full Member Nation to achieve this feat. He has won a race over Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav to achieve the feat. Virat Kohli is third on the list, but led it for the time he was an active player in the format. Among non-Test-playing nation players, only Malaysia's Virandeep Singh (22) is above Raza in the elite list.
Most POTMs In T20Is (Full Member Nation Players)
Oldest Captain To Win POTM In ICC Events
Overall, Raza is the second-oldest player to win the POTM award in the T20 World Cup behind Sanath Jayasuriya (39 years, 345 days in 2009 vs West Indies). The Zimbabwe skipper is one of five players to be awarded the prestigious prize after celebrating their 39th birthday alongside Shoaib Malik, Tilakaratne Dilshan, and David Wiese.
Earlier, Raza had become the oldest captain to win a match in the T20 World Cup after the win over Oman in their tournament opener..
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