Razaullah Mashwani (born 5 April 2005) is a Pakistani professional cricket right-arm fast bowler who plays for the Pakistan national team. He represents Peshawar in domestic cricket and Rawalpindiz in the Pakistan Super League.
Early life and family Razaullah Mashwani was born on 5 April 2005 in the town of Nihag in Upper Dir District (now Central Dir District), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, into a Pashtun family of the Mashwani tribe. He grew up playing cricket in Mardan where his father Yar Muhammad Mashwani was posted since 2007. Razaullah has an elder brother named Muhammad Iqbal Mashwani. Razaullah regards Waqar Younis as his idol.
Domestic career Razaullah joined the Akmal Khan Cricket Academy in Mardan during the 2022–23 season. He played cricket at the inter-district level before being selected for the Abbottabad Region under-19 team.
Razaullah made his domestic career debut for Peshawar in the 2025–26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He took 30 wickets in the tournament and also scored a century in one of the matches.
International career In August 2026, he was named in the Pakistan cricket team squad for the away tour of England. He made his Test debut on 9 September 2026, against England in Edgbaston, Birmingham. He took four wickets in the first innings. He was noted for his pace, consistently hitting the 90 mph (145 kmh) mark, and since 2010 only Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Dale Steyn, Anrich Nortje and Shannon Gabriel had bowled faster spells in England. During the match, Razaullah hit his maiden Test half century off just 43 balls, batting at number 9 against England. He eventually scored 81 runs off 63 balls while hitting 9 sixes - the most sixes by a No. 9 batter in a Test innings. He equalled Tim Southee's record for most sixes by a debutant in a Test innings while also equalling Ben Stokes' record for most sixes in a Test innings in England.
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