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PakistanAll-rounder
Saim Ayub
- Age
- 24y 157d
- Bats
- Left-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm off break
- From
- Karachi
- Age
- 24y 157d
- Bats
- Left-hand
- Bowls
- Right-arm off break
- From
- Karachi
Saim Ayub is a left-handed batter known for an elegant style at the crease, and he is widely seen as a young cricketer with plenty of promise still to be fulfilled.
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His first appearance at international level came in March 2023, when he faced Afghanistan in Sharjah. The opening matches of his career did not go well, but he soon found his footing with an innings of 49 against an Afghan attack that featured Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi. That was a demanding set of bowlers for a newcomer to confront, which made the score all the more encouraging.
He carried that form into his next T20I, this time against New Zealand in Lahore. Used in the middle order on that occasion, he contributed a valuable 47, and Pakistan went on to claim the match by a margin of 88 runs.
Beyond the international stage, Ayub has gained experience in franchise cricket across several leagues. Because he is still young, he has a great deal of time ahead of him to develop his game further.
Recent form
- Runs
- 29
- Inns
- 4
- Avg
- 7.25
- SR
- 93.5
- HS
- 8
- 4s / 6s
- 2 / 2
50 or morePlayer of the match* not out
Career snapshot
Full stats- Test9 matches364Runs4Wickets
- Bat avg
- 22.75
- Bowl avg
- 49.00
- HS
- 77
- Best
- 2/101
- ODI20 matches772Runs9Wickets
- Bat avg
- 40.63
- Bowl avg
- 50.33
- HS
- 113
- Best
- 2/29
- T20I70 matches1,356Runs33Wickets
- Bat avg
- 21.19
- Bowl avg
- 22.18
- HS
- 98
- Best
- 3/25
Recent matches
- 25Oct
v EnglandODI · 4th Match · Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 20266(12)0/18 - 20Octv EnglandODI · 2nd Match · Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 20268(6)0/47
- 18Oct
v Sri LankaODI · 1st Match · Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 20267(8)0/14 - 11Octv Sri LankaT20I · 2nd T20I · PAK v SL1/19
- 9Octv Sri LankaT20I · 1st T20I · PAK v SL8(5)1/17
Pakistan teammates
Career averages
Whole career as published by the platform's source · as of 27 Oct 2026
Batting & fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 200s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 9 | 16 | 0 | 364 | 77 | 22.75 | 668 | 54.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 4 |
| ODI | 20 | 20 | 1 | 772 | 113 | 40.63 | 777 | 99.36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 23 |
| T20I | 70 | 67 | 3 | 1,356 | 98 | 21.19 | 994 | 136.42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 140 | 62 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 9 | 214 | 2 | 196 | 4 | 2/101 | 2/101 | 49.00 | 5.50 | 53.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 20 | 517 | 2 | 453 | 9 | 2/29 | 2/29 | 50.33 | 5.26 | 57.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 70 | 606 | 0 | 732 | 33 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 22.18 | 7.25 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Runs by format
- Test364avg 22.75 · HS 77 · 0 hundreds
- ODI772avg 40.63 · HS 113 · 3 hundreds
- T20I1,356avg 21.19 · HS 98 · 0 hundreds
Wickets by format
- Test4avg 49.00 · econ 5.50 · best 2/101
- ODI9avg 50.33 · econ 5.26 · best 2/29
- T20I33avg 22.18 · econ 7.25 · best 3/25
Debut & last match
FormatDebutLast match
- Testvs Australia, 3 Jan 2024, Sydney Cricket Groundvs England, 9 Sep 2026, Edgbaston
- ODIvs Australia, 4 Nov 2024, Melbourne Cricket Groundvs England, 25 Oct 2026, Gaddafi Stadium
- T20Ivs Afghanistan, 24 Mar 2023, Sharjah Cricket Stadiumvs Sri Lanka, 11 Oct 2026, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Recent matches
DateMatchBattingBowling
- Sun 25 OctODIv England4th Match · Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 2026Gaddafi StadiumBatting6(12b · 0×4 · 1×6)c Jamie Overton b Henry CrocombeBowling0/182.0 ov · 0 md · econ 9.00
- Tue 20 OctODIv England2nd Match · Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 2026Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumBatting8(6b · 1×4 · 0×6)c Sam Curran b Sonny BakerBowling0/478.0 ov · 0 md · econ 5.88
- Sun 18 OctODIv Sri Lanka1st Match · Pakistan ODI Tri-Series, 2026Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumBatting7(8b · 0×4 · 1×6)c Janith Liyanage b Dilshan MadushankaBowling0/142.0 ov · 0 md · econ 7.00
- Sun 11 OctT20Iv Sri Lanka2nd T20I · PAK v SLRawalpindi Cricket StadiumBattingDid not batBowling1/193.0 ov · 0 md · econ 6.33
- Fri 9 OctT20Iv Sri Lanka1st T20I · PAK v SLRawalpindi Cricket StadiumBatting8(5b · 1×4 · 0×6)b Maheesh TheekshanaBowling1/172.0 ov · 0 md · econ 8.50
