Seattle Orcas sign Raza ahead of inaugural tourney

MAJOR League Cricket (MLC) franchise, Seattle Orcas have officially acquired the services of Zimbabwe star allrounder, Sikandar Raza, ahead of the inaugural edition of the tournament. The first season of the MLC is scheduled to commence on July 13, at the Grand Prairie Stadium, in Grand Prairie, Texas.

With less than two months for the event to kick-start, Seattle took to their social media handle to drop the exciting update regarding their new signing. The franchise signed the services of Sikandar Raza in order to further bolster their setup.

“Fireworks Pending...Zimbabwe's explosive all-round talisman is psyched to set #MLC2023 alight. Help us in welcoming @ SRazaB24 to the Seattle Orcas,” captioned the franchise on Twitter.

Raza is currently plying his trade with the Punjab Kings in the ongoing IPL 2023 and has collected 139 runs in seven appearances coupled with three wickets. Moreover, in 179 T20s, Raza has 3485 runs which include 21 fifties under his belt and 90 wickets in 135 innings.

Seattle bolster their squad with top-draw cricketers

Apart from the signing of Raza, the Orcas have also roped in Sri Lanka’s white-ball skipper Dasun Shanaka, Wayne Parnell, Quinton de Kock, and Mitchell Marsh for the upcoming season. The side has close links with the IPL team, Delhi Capitals, with their co-owner GMR Group buying a stake in the Seattle franchise.

Besides this, the GMR Group joined hands with a group of investors which includes Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, to run the franchise. MI New York, Washington Freedom, San Francisco Unicorns, Los Angeles Knight Riders, and Texas Super Kings are among other teams which will take part in the forthcoming competition in the USA