Saim Ayub

Saim Ayub

Pakistan
2023 - 2025
  • Date of Birth 2002-5-24
  • Role top-order batter
  • Batting Style left-hand bat
  • Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
TEST PAK vs AUS 2024-01-03
ODI PAK vs AUS 2024-11-04
T20 PAK vs AFG 2023-03-24

Recent Performances

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-29
Batting: 36
Bowling: 1/17
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-27
Batting: 27
Bowling: 1/19
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
2025-11-23
Batting: 13
Bowling: -
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-22
Batting: 20
Bowling: 0/15
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
2025-11-18
Batting: 22
Bowling: 1/31
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
2025-11-14
Batting: 33
Bowling: 0/15
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
2025-11-11
Batting: 6
Bowling: 0/12
South Africa vs Pakistan
2025-11-08
Batting: 77
Bowling: 0/30
Pakistan vs South Africa
2025-11-06
Batting: 53
Bowling: 0/22
South Africa vs Pakistan
2025-11-04
Batting: 39
Bowling: 2/39

Batting Statistics

Matches 8
Innings 14
Runs 364
Average 26
Strike Rate 55.4
Highest Score 77
100s 0
50s 3
Fours 38
Sixes 4
Catches 4

Bowling Statistics

Matches 8
Innings 4
Wickets 4
Average 34.5
Economy 5.59
Strike Rate 37
Best Figure 2/101
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 148
Runs Conceded 138

Batting Statistics

Matches 17
Innings 17
Runs 751
Average 46.93
Strike Rate 100
Highest Score 113*
100s 3
50s 3
Fours 88
Sixes 21
Catches 13

Bowling Statistics

Matches 17
Innings 14
Wickets 9
Average 41.55
Economy 5.04
Strike Rate 49.4
Best Figure 2/29
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 445
Runs Conceded 374

Batting Statistics

Matches 56
Innings 54
Runs 1079
Average 21.15
Strike Rate 133.04
Highest Score 98*
100s 0
50s 5
Fours 111
Sixes 50
Catches 22

Bowling Statistics

Matches 56
Innings 28
Wickets 21
Average 24.33
Economy 6.9
Strike Rate 21.1
Best Figure 3/35
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 444
Runs Conceded 511

Batting Statistics

Matches 52
Innings 52
Runs 2223
Average 43.58
Strike Rate 104.31
Highest Score 179
100s 7
50s 10
Fours 258
Sixes 63
Catches 36

Bowling Statistics

Matches 52
Innings 35
Wickets 24
Average 35.62
Economy 5.58
Strike Rate 38.2
Best Figure 5/24
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 1
Balls Bowled 918
Runs Conceded 855

Batting Statistics

Matches 128
Innings 126
Runs 3052
Average 25.22
Strike Rate 139.23
Highest Score 98*
100s 0
50s 19
Fours 301
Sixes 152
Catches 53

Bowling Statistics

Matches 128
Innings 58
Wickets 39
Average 25.66
Economy 7.42
Strike Rate 20.7
Best Figure 3/35
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 809
Runs Conceded 1001
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.