Saim Ayub hit 98* to take Pakistan to 206-5 against South Africa
CENTURION: Saim Ayub played a stunning innings of 98* to lead Pakistan to a formidable total of 206-5 in the second T20I of the three-match series against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Friday.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan opted to bat first, however, he fell in the fourth over with only 16 runs on the board.
Saim Ayub was joined by Babar Azam and together they added 87 runs for the second wicket from 45 balls before last match’s hero George Linde struck again. Babar, who struck three fours and one six on his way to 31, fell prey to Linde.
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It’s worth noting that the three-match series will culminate with the final T20I in Johannesburg tomorrow. After wrapping up the T20I series, Pakistan and South Africa will play a three-match ODI series.
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The opening ODI will take place on December 17 in Paarl, while the second and third ODIs will be played in Cape Town and Johannesburg on December 19 and 22 respectively.
Pakistan and South Africa will then engage in a two-match Test series, which will kick off in Centurion on December 26, meanwhile, the second Test will start from January 3 in Cape Town.
Pakistan Playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
South Africa Playing XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (c), Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Dayyaan Galiem, Nqabayomzi Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Ottneil Baartman
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