Saim Ayub (born 24 May 2002) is a Pakistani

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er who plays for

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and for

Karachi Whites Karachi cricket teams competed in the Pakistani first-class cricket tournaments the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-e-Azam Trophy from 1953-54 to 2018-19. Beginning with the 2019-20 season, the city of Karachi has been represented in the Quaid-e-Azam Tr ...

in domestic cricket. He made his international debut in T20 against Afghanistan on 24 March 2023 and made his test debut vs Australia in the 3rd test on 3 January. He has been a regular member in T20 since his debut

Early life

His father Ayub Ahmed and his uncle Mohammad Javed both played cricket at club level, Saim being initiated into the game at a young age with tape ball cricket from

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, helped by his father as well by two elder brothers.

Domestic and franchise career

In February 2021, Saim made his

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debut for

Quetta Gladiators Quetta Gladiators (Urdu, Balochi: ; Pashto: کویټه ګلیډیټرز) is a Pakistani professional Twenty20 cricket franchise that competes in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). They play most home games at the 27,000-capacity Gaddafi Stadium ...

in the

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. In March 2022, he made his

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debut for

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in the

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. In September 2022, he made his first-class debut for Sindh in the

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2022/23.

Pakistan Super League

In 2021, he played for

but didn't perform well hence he couldn't become regular member of the playing XI and was dropped from the squad for the next season. In February 2023, while playing for

Peshawar Zalmi Peshawar Zalmi ( ur, ; ps, پېښور زلمي; literally meaning "Peshawar's youth") is a Pakistani franchise T20 cricket team which plays in the Pakistan Super League and represents Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa pro ...

during the 2023 PSL, he hit his maiden PSL half-century off 33 deliveries, observers comparing him to Saeed Anwar. Saim Ayub continues to make his mark in the PSL 2023 season with consistent run scoring for Peshawar Zalmi along with Babar Azam. In match 25 between Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators in the PSL 2023 season, Saim scored 74 off 34 and helped Peshawar Zalmi post 240/2 in 20 overs. In match 27 of PSL 2023, he played a blistering knock of 58 off 33 balls. He finished the season with 341 runs with an average of 28.41 and strike rate of 165.53 across 12 matches. He has also been the part of CPL 2023 season. He performed well in the league and helped his team Amazon Warriors to get the title with his outstanding performance in the final.

International career

In December 2022, alongside fast bowler

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and batsman

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, Saim Ayub was one of the three youngsters selected to be included in the national squad for the second Test match of the New Zealand series in Karachi, so they could get some international exposure and see the dynamics of the dressing room. In March 2023, he was named in Pakistan's

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(T20I) squad for the series against Afghanistan. He made his T20I debut in the first T20I of the series, on 24 March 2023. On 20th November 2023, he was selected in Pakistan's Test squad for the series in Australia. He made his debut on 3 January 2024 in the third test match of the series. He got out for a duck in his first innings. In May 2024, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayub, Saim 2002 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Quetta Gladiators cricketers Sindh cricketers Cricketers from Karachi Peshawar Zalmi cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers