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Saim ayub golden duck in asia cup: In cricket, a bowler is famous for taking three wickets in three balls. At the same time, a batsman is known for hitting three consecutive sixes in three balls. But a batsman from Pakistan has become famous for making 0 (zero) in three consecutive matches. The name of this batsman of Pakistan is- Saim Ayub. Prior to the Asia Cup, there was a lot of claims in the Pakistani media that these players would hit fours and sixes in front of the opposition team, but the boundary is far away, Saim Ayub has not made even a run in the Asia Cup.
Saim Ayub’s hat -trick of ‘zero’
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub has a unique record. Ayub has made a record of being dismissed on zero in all three matches so far played in the Asia Cup.
- Pakistan’s first match was against Oman. In this match, Saim Ayub gave his wicket to Oman bowler Faisal Shah on the very first ball and went to the pavilion without opening an account.
- Pakistan’s second match was against India in the Asia Cup. In this match, Hardik Pandya took the wicket of Saim Ayub on the first ball. This was the second golden duck in Ayub’s Asia Cup.
- Now in the third match against the UAE, there was only one change in Ayub’s batting that in this match, these players got two balls instead of one, but there was no increase in terms of runs and Ayub once again walked towards the pavilion without opening an account.
Opening batsman to put ‘zero hat -trick’
Pakistan batsman Saim Ayub has become the third player to hold zero hat -trick as an opening batsman. Apart from this player, this record is named by West Indies opening batsman Andre Fletcher and former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez.
- This record was made by West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher in 2009.
- Former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Hafeez set a record of being dismissed for three consecutive times on Zero in 2012.
- Pakistan’s opening batsman Saim Ayub has once again added his team’s name to this category. Ayub has set this record in the Asia Cup 2025.
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