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 whole of 308 for 9. Heinrich Klaasen thrashed 81 off 43 balls for South Africa — however the hosts had 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 in opposition to Zimbabwe in Bulawayo final month and 109 within the sequence opener in opposition to South Africa in Paarl final week.
In between his one-day appearances he made an unbeaten 98 within the second Twenty20 worldwide in opposition to South Africa in Centurion.
Ayub was named participant of the match and participant of the sequence.
“It’s important because we won but it is for all the team, not just me,” he mentioned. “The senior players helped me a lot.”
In distinction to Ayub’s kind, his opening companion Abdullah Shafique was out for his third successive duck after Pakistan had been despatched in to bat.
But Ayub was not often 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 Test and one-day worldwide participant Tertius Bosch, obtained a call-up after accidents hit South Africa’s quick bowling sources.
For the third successive match, Klaasen was the one South African to make a half-century. He saved South Africa forward of the required run price till he was sixth man out, caught on the sq. leg boundary off Shaheen Shah Afridi with the whole on 194 within the twenty ninth over.
Ayub adopted up his century by taking one for 34 in 10 overs along 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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