PAKISTAN · OPENING BATTER / ALL-ROUNDER

Saim Ayub

A stylish left-handed opener and part-time off-spinner from Karachi, nicknamed ‘Super Saim’. He learned the game playing tape-ball cricket in Gulistan-e-Johar, broke through in the PSL with Peshawar Zalmi, and has played all three formats for Pakistan since 2023.

CAREER STATISTICS

International career in numbers

Format	Matches	Runs	Average
Test	9	364	22.75
ODI	17	751	46.93
T20I	67	1,298	21.27

Figures from ESPNcricinfo (via Wikipedia), September 2026.

RECORDS & HIGHLIGHTS

Career highlights

Averages close to 47 in ODIs, his most productive format.
Played a key part in Pakistan’s ODI series win in Australia in November 2024, the first there since 2002.
Scored his maiden ODI hundred against South Africa in December 2024, in another away series win.
Helped Guyana Amazon Warriors win the 2023 Caribbean Premier League.

PROFILE

Player profile

Born: 24 May 2002, Karachi
Batting: Left-handed
Bowling: Right-arm off break
Debuts: T20I v Afghanistan, 24 March 2023 · Test v Australia, Sydney, 3 January 2024 · ODI v Australia, 4 November 2024
Teams: Karachi Whites (domestic); Peshawar Zalmi (PSL)
Shirt number: 63