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Where does Saim Ayub’s 98* rank in Pakistani T20 heroics?

Only 6 batsman have score runs in an innings than him
Saim Ayub’s runs came with a high boundary percentage. Photo via AFP.
Saim Ayub’s runs came with a high boundary percentage. Photo via AFP.

Pakistan scored 206/5 in its 20 overs against South Africa in the second T20 international.

The inning came as a result of Saim Ayub’s heroics, who scored 98 of 57 balls with 11 fours and five 6s.

Ayub fell short of a century despite his 171.92 strike rate, but his inning still ranks as one of the highest by

  1. Babar Azam - 122 vs South Africa (2021)
  2. Ahmed Shehzad - 111* vs Bangladesh (2014)
  3. Babar Azam - 110* vs England (2022)
  4. Mohammad Rizwan - 104* vs South Africa (2021)
  5. Babar Azam - 101* vs New Zealand (2023)
  6. Mohammad Hafeez - 99* vs New Zealand (2020)
  7. (tied) Ahmed Shehzad - 98* vs Zimbabwe (2013)
  8. (tied) Mohammad Rizwan - 98* vs New Zealand (2023)
  9. (tied) Saim Ayub - 98* vs South Africa (2024)
  10. Babar Azam - 97* vs West Indies (2018)

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