were downplayed. In July 2021, he returned to competitive cricket and made international return during the bilateral home ODI series against Bangladesh. In July 2022, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B tournament which was held in Zimbabwe. He played a vital cog in Zimbabwe's golden run during the tournament where Zimbabawe defeated much fancied Netherlands in the final to secure a place for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualifying round. He was named the player of the match for his bowling prowess in the finals his sharp bowling of 4/8 including a maiden over restricted Dutch to 95 all out helping Zimbabwe to defend a modest total of 132. He was also awarded the Player of the Tournament for his all round prowess during the 2022 T20 World Cup Global Qualifier. In August 2022, during the first of the three match ODI series against Bangladesh at home, Raza scored an unbeaten 135 to propel Zimbabwe to their first ever ODI win over Bangladesh since 2013 and he was awarded the player of the match award. His innings of 135* came in a competitive run chase of 304 and it is also the highest individual score by a batsman in ODI cricket in a successful run chase while batting at no 5 and lower. He along with teammate Innocent Kaia became only the second pair of batsmen for Zimbabwe after Stuart Carlisle and Sean Ervine to score centuries in same ODI innings for Zimbabwe. Both Raza and Kaia added crucial 192 runstand which was Zimbabwe's fourth highest ever partnership for any wicket. He also became only the second Zimbabwean after Craig Ervine to score two centuries in successful ODI run chases. He scored his second successive century in a row during the second ODI of the series. He was awarded player of the match for his strong all-round performance both with the bat and ball which helped Zimbabwe to win the match quite comprehensively by five wickets to take an assailable 2–0. He became the first Zimbabwean to score three ODI centuries in successful ODI run chases and became the first Zimbabwean to score two consecutive centuries in two successive successful ODI chases. During the second ODI, he also added 201 runs with Regis Chakabva for the fifth wicket to guide Zimbabwe to driver's seat from a precarious