Pakistan (242/7) defeat South Africa (239/9) by 3 wickets in a nail biting encounter to win the 1st ODI

[TeymurBlake]

Gritty knock from Salman.

 

[stani_pak]

HOLY what a six by Salman well done boyyy

 

[MMHS]

Brilliant partnership - difficult to judge MoM today.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

lmao overrated Shamsi being put in his place. Great shot.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Never ever seen babar and rizwan play an innings like this in a winning cause

Babar vs NZ 2019 wc?

 

[m.shah]

Can Salman Shutup please

He is actually talking sense and calming saim

 

[imshally81]

Now Salman joins the party ..Massive Six....and 50 for Salman too

 

[stani_pak]

Salman 4 wickets, 2 inside edges, 50 runs its clearly his day haha

 

[Ahmed216]

That was some shot from Salman.

 

[m.shah]

Babar vs NZ 2019 wc?

Just one

 

[Ahmed216]

Their running is not for the weak hearted

 

[m.shah]

Bhai run out nai

 

[mominsaigol]

Saim has been the star of the innings but you have to give credit to Salman for the way he has played. He came in at a high-pressure situation but held his nerve and kept the scoreboard ticking.

He also took 4 wickets as well. Toppled sa top order

 

[ExpressPacer]

Anyone that didn’t back Saim before should apologise

 

[Dantheone]

Salman playing MotM deserving innings today.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Salman keeps screaming like a maasi

Making his haters scream too

 

[imshally81]

Anyone that didn’t back Saim before should apologise

I know some of folks

 

[Mohraheem]

@Mohraheem
care to reply

he is doing uber/ Driving a blue Van for his fans to give em candy so they support him; good Salman Agha is closing his gates…

 

[mominsaigol]

Anyone that didn’t back Saim before should apologise

Don't know if it's a dig at me, magar dil khush rakhnei kei lyei I'll admit I was wrong .

But even so my point was mostly for test and t20. I distinctly said I judge on format performance.

Saim performed in odi instantly.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Anyone that didn’t back Saim before should apologise

If he continues to progress he will become our QDK

 

[m.shah]

Easy Saim

Anyone that didn’t back Saim before should apologise

Those who are not backing Haris now are same

 

[Mohraheem]

Salman asking Chacha Fans!!! Where y’all at?

 

[imshally81]

Making his haters scream too

I think he has 0 haters in ODIs n Test

 

[mominsaigol]

Easy Saim

Those who are not backing Haris now are same

Haris should be pakistan's finisher at no 7 in odi. Pakistan needs a proper no 7

 

[Omer2002]

saim and maaz should be all format openers for pak

I agree Maaz has lots of potential both opening and his left arm spin

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Haris should be pakistan's finisher at no 7 in odi. Pakistan needs a proper no 7

I would prefer Asif Ali

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

I agree Maaz has lots of potential both opening and his left arm spin

Another opener?

 

[emranabbas]

Anyone that didn’t back Saim before should apologise

Mainly babar and rizwan fans who were insecure of rizbar opening slot

 

[m.shah]

Salman now playing comfortably

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Why is there still so much uncertainty in their running between the wickets? I just don't get it. We need 60 off 70

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

He also took 4 wickets as well. Toppled sa top order

Yeah all-round MOTM performance

 

[mominsaigol]

I would prefer Asif Ali

Youngsters are needed, not old blood.

Even is haris is age fudged, he ain't 30. And tbh, I dont think saim and haris are age fudged, they look their age.

Abdullah shafiq is an age fudged 100% though

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Salman is becoming impatient, relax man

 

[Rana]

SA are paying the price for Shamsi on the boundary

It’s their own fault

 

[m.shah]

Cmon saim

 

[Ahmed216]

It's a certain 2 of it goes to Shamsi

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Lucky Saim

 

[mominsaigol]

Yeah all-round MOTM performance

For me it's still saim, He could have easily toppled over when chaos was happening. Furthermore rr was getting out of hand.

Saim 6 + 6 + 4 sealed the game and took all pressure of himself and Agha.

But if Agha got mom, I wouldn't mind.

 

[TeymurBlake]

Very fortunate their Saim.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

6 and a 100

First ODI century for Saim Ayub

 

[emranabbas]

Shame on all those so called pakistan fans who switched of the TV and left the forum as soon as rizwan got out.

 

[m.shah]

One thing is sure saim is not playing for 100

 

[Ahmed216]

Deserved the luck

 

[Rana]

Class

Class player

 

[ExpressPacer]

@RedwoodOriginal everyone should apologise to Saim now. The haters never been quieter.

 

[TeymurBlake]

What an innings from Saim. Like Pommie said maturity.

 

[mominsaigol]

First pakistani opener after fakhar zaman this decade who gets his centuries with 4's.

Babar and rizwan painfully take 20 singles to get their

 

[stani_pak]

Beautiful Shot, beautiful century, beautiful man Saim Ayub is not slowing down

 

[emranabbas]

Not lucky was just not an easy catch

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Gotta love the guts and attitude from this kid. And someone was saying he was batting selfishly in the last match?

If Imam was batting here, he would be struggling to get singles.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Don't know if it's a dig at me, magar dil khush rakhnei kei lyei I'll admit I was wrong .

But even so my point was mostly for test and t20. I distinctly said I judge on format performance.

Saim performed in odi instantly.

You are a man, my friend. Takes guts to admit it.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Saim Ayub has arrived.

 

[Sunny_majoka]

Very happy for saim, thank God you were born in Pakistan

 

[batandballbattle]

What a player he is maturing into.
For white ball batting in Pakistan I only believe in Saim.

 

[emranabbas]

Saim what a player

 

[hafizexpress]

Take a bow, lad. This is a day to rejoice especially for those of us who backed this kid despite naysayers saying he's not good enough

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Hopefully he can win us an ICC trophy in the next 6 years inshallah

 

[Energy]

South Africa have been sloppy and this will cost them the match.

They didn't expect Pakistan to play like how Saim and Salman did. It's a rarity.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

6 and a 100

First ODI century for Saim Ayub

My bad 2nd ODI 100

Insha'Allah he takes it to the end now.

 

[mango_bite77]

What a sensible knock by Dynamite Ayub

 

[followed]

Saim Ayub Started as misbah and now he is ending as ab devilliers.

Wonderful knock by him.
Not many Pakistani players play like he played today.

 

[hafizexpress]

Don't know if it's a dig at me, magar dil khush rakhnei kei lyei I'll admit I was wrong .

But even so my point was mostly for test and t20. I distinctly said I judge on format performance.

Saim performed in odi instantly.

He'll come good in the other formats too. He has all format potential. You just need to see the player he is and give him his chances. I'm glad the board has done something decent for once and backed him.

 

[Josh]

Fantastic efforts by Saim this.

 

[Da_Future_Knick]

Jobs not done yet but what an innings.

No current player in Pakistan comes close. Babar hasn't played an innings like this since the WC match against NZ.

What a player Saim, keep it up!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

South Africa have been sloppy and this will cost them the match.

They didn't expect Pakistan to play like how Saim and Salman did. It's a rarity.

They thought like most here that Pakistan would capitulate as they normally do.

 

[Mohraheem]

Shame on all those so called pakistan fans who switched of the TV and left the forum as soon as rizwan got out.

Classic Misbah and Chacha fans

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

I knew test cricket would have helped him.

 

[ExpressPacer]

I want to tag all the haters in the Saim Ayub thread who are now praising him and acting like they’ve always known.

If you can’t support the guy on his lowest, admit your previous hate and apologise if you wish to support him now.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

@RedwoodOriginal everyone should apologise to Saim now. The haters never been quieter.

The Saim Ayub thread is there for everyone to see. We all know who were the real ones from day one, and who were the detractors.

 

[Rana]

Baartman poor guy set up the match and then lost the match for SA

 

[mominsaigol]

He'll come good in the other formats too. He has all format potential. You just need to see the player he is and give him his chances. I'm glad the board has done something decent for once and backed him.

I don't doubt that.

However for his genuine critics and I repeat Genuine critics Not those like @Major who hated him just cause Misbah's vision of Babar and rizwan opening t20 was getting disrupted.

You can understand why people were unhappy. He was rubbish in t20 for a while. Last game was his first solid t20 knock, and in test he hasn't produced a good knock.

However tbf to saim, when he first appeared in the domestic circuit, he struggled for a year before becoming a domestic goat.

He seems to be the type to take a year to adjust to something new before kicking off.

 

[ExpressPacer]

The Saim Ayub thread is there for everyone to see. We all know who were the real ones from day one, and who were the detractors.

Our so called “experts”. Fake fans.

 

[emranabbas]

The Saim Ayub thread is there for everyone to see. We all know who were the real ones from day one, and who were the detractors.

Don't tag me supported saim even before he was in the team and through out 20 t20's he played then I gave up and started backing him for odi's and tests

 

[MMHS]

What's PAK's highest 5th wicket partnership in ODI?

 

[castortroy]

Great knock by Saim. Need him opening with Fakhar

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Rizwan will get credit for being captain.

Thats the sad part.

 

[m.shah]

Saim will eventually captain Pakistan.He has good brain and is not selfish

 

[Rana]

The best guy you can tag in that thread is @AAli98 eho said Saim bats like Jimmy Anderson

 

[emranabbas]

Rizwan will get credit for being captain.

Thats the sad part.

When he him self failed

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Saim will eventually captain Pakistan.He has good brain and is not selfish

Oh hold the horses.

Let the kid bat.

No need to ruin him with captaincy thoughts.