Saim Ayyub century: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the second ODI. In this game, Pakistan did absolutely everything right. The bowlers and batsmen performed well for the team. Zimbabwe set a target of 146 runs for Pakistan to win, which Pakistan achieved thanks to Sam Ayub’s storming century. In addition to Ayoub, Abdullah Shafiq also contributed 32 points.
Completed his century in just 53 balls
Sam Ayub kept the pace right from the start of the match and gave the Zimbabwean bowlers a challenge. The opposing team’s bowlers couldn’t stand in front of him. He was a quick run-getter and completed the first century of his ODI career in just 53 balls. He has become the third fastest batsman to score a century in ODI cricket for Pakistan. Only Shahid Afridi is ahead of him.
Batsmen who have scored the fastest hundreds in Pakistan ODI cricket matches:
- Shahid Afridi – 37 balls, vs Sri Lanka
- Shahid Afridi – 45 balls, vs India
- Shahid Afridi – 53 balls, vs Bangladesh
- Sam Ayub- 53 goals vs. Zimbabwe
- Sharjeel Khan – 61 goals, vs. Ireland
Sam Ayoub works wonders
Against Zimbabwe, Sam Ayub scored 113 runs off 62 balls, including 17 fours and 3 sixes. It was because of him that Pakistan managed to win the match and also achieved a 1-1 draw in the series. Pakistan lost the first ODI match by 80 runs. Sam Ayub became the first batsman in the history of ODI cricket to score when his team scored less than 150 runs. No batsman before him could score 150 runs as a team in ODIs. Zimbabwe batted first and scored 145 runs. While chasing the target, Pakistan scored 148 runs and won the match.
Will debut in 2024
Sam Ayub will not make his ODI debut for Pakistan until 2024. Since then, he has scored a total of 436 runs in 7 ODI matches so far. He also played 6 Test matches and 23 T20 internationals for Pakistan.
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