Saim Ayub strolling with plastered leg after struggling ankle damage through the first day of the second Check match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands stadium in Cape City on January 3, 2025. — Reporter
Pakistan’s left-handed opening batter Saim Ayub has been dominated out of the second Check match in opposition to South Africa after twisting his proper ankle whereas fielding on the Newlands, Cape City, on Friday.
Ayub underwent X-rays and MRI assessments this afternoon and the stories have been despatched to specialists in London for additional recommendation on the remedy and time away from aggressive cricket.
The incident befell through the opening session of the primary day of the ultimate Check. The house facet got here out of bother with the assistance of Ryan Rickelton and skipper Temba Bavuma’s centuries because it scored 316/4 on the conclusion of day 1.
Ayub limped off the sphere after struggling the ankle damage and brought to a close-by hospital for extra testing.
Pakistan’s Saim Ayub (2nd L) is assisted off the sphere after being injured through the first day of the second worldwide Check cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan at Newlands stadium in Cape City on January 3, 2025. — AFP
A fuller-length supply from Mohammad Abbas was guided by Ryan Rickelton by the slip cordon and into the third-wicket space within the seventh over.
After Aamir Jamal introduced the ball again in from the boundary in deep third-man territory, Ayub ran to be the relay fielder however he misplaced his steadiness and stumbled backwards.
The 22-year-old appeared fairly uncomfortable as he was taken off the sphere after receiving medical care.
Whereas the extent of Ayub’s damage is but unknown, it’s a main scare for Pakistan forward of their packed schedule as they’re set to host West Indies for a two-match Check sequence, adopted by a tri-nation ODI sequence in opposition to South Africa and New Zealand after which the highly-anticipated ICC Males’s Champions Trophy 2025.
The left-handed opener is an integral a part of Pakistan facet throughout codecs and has been in distinctive kind for the reason that white-ball tour of Australia as he scored three centuries and one fifties in ODIs, whereas one half-century – an unbeaten 98 run knock – in T20Is since then.
For his sensational efficiency, Ayub additionally bagged the participant of the sequence award in South Africa ODIs. Whereas, ICC has shortlisted him for Rising Cricketer of the 12 months award as effectively.
