Saim Ayub

Pakistan|Top order Batter
Saim Ayub
INTL CAREER: 2023 - 2025
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Full Name

Saim Ayub

Born

May 24, 2002, Karachi, Pakistan

Age

23y 38d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Top order Batter

Saim Ayub made his PSL debut in 2021 as a waifish 18-year-old, playing a few stodgy innings as an opener for Quetta Gladiators. There were no signs at the time of the potentially destructive power-hitter he would evolve into.

He didn't play any recognised T20 cricket for more than a year after that but an explosive National T20 Cup season showcased a deliberate change in his intent as he finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament at a strike rate streets ahead of any other batter. It earned him a brief Bangladesh Premier League gig, as well as a second chance at the PSL, one he grasped with both hands. With Peshawar Zalmi, he finished among the highest run-scorers in 2023 and 2024, with strike rates of 165.53 and 157.53 respectively. With Babar Azam playing a relatively more sedate role alongside him, Ayub's ability to get Zalmi off to flyers stood them in good stead.

In 2023, Ayub impressed in T20 leagues around the world, most notably in the CPL, but when it came to international cricket, he struggled to summon up the same cavalier freedom, and only rarely amassed quick destructive runs. Considered special enough to break the hallowed Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan opening partnership, he did not have the desired impact and was dropped ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 after a litany of low scores.

At the start of 2024, he was given a surprise Test debut in Sydney. It was a game to forget for Ayub, though, as he dropped a number of catches at slip and endured two failures with the bat.

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Saim Ayub Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests81403647726.0065755.400338440
ODIs991515113*64.37488105.5331591690
T20Is3028254798*21.03395138.48016226150
FC23413144420338.00221265.283617816110
List A44441198717946.201868106.377822958320
T20s1021004252098*26.251776141.89015252128460

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests8414813842/1012/10134.505.5937.0000
ODIs9618013952/292/2927.804.6336.0000
T20Is305548211/141/1482.009.1154.0000
FC231835224752/1012/10149.404.2170.4000
List A4427653620205/245/2431.005.6932.6010
T20s10235419572192/152/1530.108.1922.0000

Saim Ayub T20 Stats

Batting & Fielding

TournamentTeamsMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
PSL2 teams404009748824.35669145.59089350170
BPL2 teams7701053515.0010897.220010520
CPLGAW131324788543.45336142.2604392860

Bowling

TournamentTeamsMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
PSL2 teams402027636914 2/15 2/1526.358.0219.7000
BPL2 teams716120 - --12.00-000
CPLGAW13211111 1/2 1/211.006.0011.0000
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Saim Ayub hits through the off side
Saim Ayub made a half-century
Saim Ayub had to be helped from the field
Saim Ayub needed treatment for an ankle injury
Saim Ayub is cleaned up by Kagiso Rabada
Saim Ayub started the second innings with a flurry of boundaries