[citation needed] In March 2013, Raza was named as the interim captain of the UAE for the 2013 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Nepal.
[9] In January 2018, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.
[18] In mid-2019, while on holiday in the United Kingdom, Raza was asked to train with Australia prior to the second Test of the 2019 Ashes series at Lord's, to prepare their batsmen to face left-arm spinner Jack Leach.
[19] In September 2019, he was named in the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE.
[23] In January 2020, in the fourth match of the 2020 Oman Tri-Nation Series against Namibia, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.
[25] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.