Mahdi was buried at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare on Tuesday. He was born with hemophilia, a rare genetic bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly. Zimbabwe cricket (ZC) said in their statement that Mahdi lost his life due to recent health complications.
The cricket board expressed their heartfelt condolences to Raza and his family for the untimely death of Mahdi.
“Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) extends its sincere condolences to Zimbabwe T20I captain Sikandar Raza and his family following the untimely death of his beloved younger brother, Muhammad Mahdi, who passed away on December 29, 2025 at the age of 13 in Harare. Muhammad Mahdi was born with haemophilia and unfortunately lost his life due to recent health complications. He was buried on December 30, 2025 at Warren Hills Cemetery in Harare. “The ZC board, management, players and staff are united in solidarity with Sikandar Raza and his family at this extremely difficult time. May Allah grant them comfort and strength and may Muhammad Mahdi’s soul rest in eternal peace,” the Zimbabwe Cricket statement said.
The legendary Raza responded to Zimbabwe cricket’s post with a broken heart emoji via his official X account (formerly Twitter).
𝗭𝗖 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼1 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) extends its sincere condolences to Zimbabwe T20I captain Sikandar Raza and his family following the untimely death of his loved one
6:12 PM · December 31, 2025
Raza, 39, is one of the best players to have represented the Chevrons. He has played 22 Tests, 153 ODIs and 127 T20Is. The star all-rounder has amassed 8,793 runs and taken 236 wickets across the three formats. He will lead Zimbabwe in the upcoming T20 World Cup in February-March.
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