Delhi: The second match of the three-match T20 series between South Africa and Pakistan was played in Centurion. In this match, Pakistan’s opening batsman Sam Ayub batted brilliantly and played an unbeaten inning of 98 runs. On the basis of his innings, Pakistan scored 206 runs, but unfortunately he missed the century. Actually, his fellow batsmen did not give him strike, due to which he failed to score a century by just 2 runs.
Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan’s defeat in front of India! ICC took the final decision
Sam Ayub missed a century
Pakistan won the toss and batted first. Sam Ayub scored 98 runs in 57 balls with the help of 11 fours and 5 sixes. During this, Ayub took a run on the third ball of the 19th over, but this run gave him life when the South African player dropped his catch. After this, Irfan Khan batted brilliantly on the remaining three balls of the over and scored 11 runs.
No strike on last 9 balls
On the first ball of the 20th over, Irfan did not give strike to Ayub and hit a four. He was out on the next ball. After this Abbas Afridi came to the crease, but he also did not give strike to Ayub and hit a six on the first ball. Abbas took one run on the last ball of the over and ended the innings. During this period, Ayub did not get a strike on the last 9 balls.
However, after the match, Sam Ayub showed great heart and said that he is confident that he will get more opportunities in the future and he will be able to score a century soon.
Video: Gill told whether Indian youngsters are afraid of Australia?
Related News