Rising star Saim Ayub hit his second century of the sequence — and his third in 5 innings — as Pakistan accomplished a sequence clear sweep over South Africa within the third ODI on the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. Left-handed opening batsman Ayub made a glowing 101 off 94 balls in a Pakistan complete of 308 for 9. Heinrich Klaasen thrashed 81 off 43 balls for South Africa — however the hosts have been crushed by 36 runs chasing an adjusted goal of 308. The match was diminished to 47 overs a aspect due to rain.
Ayub, 22, hit 113 not out within the second one-day sport towards Zimbabwe in Bulawayo final month and 109 within the sequence opener towards South Africa in Paarl final week.
In between his one-day appearances he made an unbeaten 98 within the second Twenty20 worldwide towards South Africa in Centurion.
Ayub was named participant of the match and participant of the sequence.
“It is vital as a result of we gained however it’s for all of the staff, not simply me,” he stated. “The senior gamers helped me so much.”
In distinction to Ayub’s kind, his opening associate Abdullah Shafique was out for his third successive duck after Pakistan have been despatched in to bat.
However Ayub was seldom troubled as he performed photographs throughout the wicket in partnerships of 114 with Babar Azam (52) and 93 with captain Mohammad Rizwan (53).
Ayub fell to debutant Corbin Bosch, caught behind trying an audacious flick to leg, after hitting 13 fours and two sixes.
Bosch, the son of the late Take a look at and one-day worldwide participant Tertius Bosch, acquired a call-up after accidents hit South Africa’s quick bowling assets.
For the third successive match, Klaasen was the one South African to make a half-century. He stored South Africa forward of the required run charge till he was sixth man out, caught on the sq. leg boundary off Shaheen Shah Afridi with the entire on 194 within the twenty ninth over.
Ayub adopted up his century by taking one for 34 in 10 overs together with his combination of off-spin and carrom balls, claiming the important thing wicket of David Miller and producing probably the most economical figures by any bowler within the match.
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