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Saim Ayub to debut as Pakistan name playing XI for SCG Test; Afridi rested

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Saim Ayub To Debut As Pakistan Name Playing XI For SCG Test; Afridi Rested

By IANS News January 02, 2024 • 13:22 PM View: 962

ICC World Test Championship: Pakistan on Tuesday revealed their Playing-XI for the third and final test against Australia with left-handed batter Saim Ayub set to make his Test debut.

Opener Imam-ul-Haq and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi are two major missing with 21-year-old Saim and 30-year-old Sajid Khan have been drafted into their place.

Saim, who made his T20I debut in March last year comes in the team on back of impressive List A performances for Karachi. This will be his first Test match. In the 8 T20Is he has played so far, he has scored 123 runs at an average of 17.57.

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