Rashid Riaz

Rashid Riaz
Personal information
Born (1976-02-27) 27 February 1976 (age 48)
Chiniot, Pakistan
RoleUmpire
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired17 (2019–2024)
T20Is umpired36 (2018–2024)
WODIs umpired15 (2015–2021)
WT20Is umpired11 (2015–2019)
Source: Cricinfo, 28 November 2023

Rashid Riaz (born 27 February 1976) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer.[1][2] He has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[3] He officiated in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Pakistan and Australia, on 28 October 2018.[4] His first One Day International (ODI) match as an umpire, also between Pakistan and Australia, was on 29 March 2019.[5][6]

In October 2019, he was appointed as one of the twelve umpires for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[7] In January 2020, he was named as one of the sixteen umpires for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa.[8] He was one of the on-field umpires for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[9]

  1. ^ "Umpires Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz delighted at debuts". 26 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Rashid Riaz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pool B: Federally Administered Tribal Areas v Habib Bank Limited at Sialkot, Oct 26-29, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ "3rd T20I (N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 28 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  5. ^ "4th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Umpires Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz delighted at debuts as PCB look to mature match officials". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Match Officials announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Match officials named for ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2022.