Saim Ayub: Pakistan cricket team is playing a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe. The second match of the series was played on 26 November. In this match, apart from the batsmen of Pakistan, the bowlers also performed brilliantly and won the match by 10 wickets. However, in this match, Pakist. player Sam Ayub made a record in his name which no batsman has been able to do till date. He also became the first player in the world to do so.
Saim Ayub created history
Saim Ayub performed brilliantly in the match played against Zimbabwe and registered a big achievement in his name. Sam has become the only batsman in the world to score a century when the team’s score was less than 150. Pakistan got the target of 146 runs in this match.
Ayub created a stir by scoring the fastest century
Ayub performed brilliantly in this match and scored a century. He batted openly against almost all the bowlers during his innings. Meanwhile, the left-handed batsman played a brilliant inning of 113 runs in 62 balls and hit 17 fours and 3 sixes. The Pakist. batsman converted ODI into T20 by batting at a strike rate of 182.25.
Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets,
Batting first, Zimbabwe scored 145 runs in 32.3 overs. No batsman of the host team could score a half-century. Chasing 146 runs, Pakistan won the match in 18.2 overs without losing any wicket. Apart from Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq also played an unbeaten inning of 32 runs.
The performance of Pakist. bowlers was also seen in this match. Abrar Ahmed took 4 wickets and Salman Agha took 3 wickets. With this victory, Pakistan has leveled the 3-match ODI series 1-1.
Those who will make their ODI debut this year
Ayub made his ODI and Test debut for Pakistan earlier this year. He earned his first T20I cap in 2023. Before his incredible performance in Bulawayo, Ayub had scored more than 50 only four times in international cricket. Pakistan and Zimbabwe will face each other in the third and final ODI on Thursday, November 28.
