Saim Ayub and Shafique are the perfect opening pair for Pakistan. Although Shafique has not improved his performance in several matches, I think he will continue to shine in the next matches. The problem with Pakistan was that if Babar Azam and Rizwan lost their wickets, no one could pull the match back, but from there they have definitely made a good opening pair. If Saim Ayub can play such big innings, then it will not be easy for others to defeat for Pakistan team. Saim Ayub has only played 9 ODIs in international cricket, out of which he has scored 3 centuries. Since he has just joined cricket, Pakistan cricket will definitely get a lot from him.
The innings of Saim Ayub was also significant when you know that he was playing in rainy conditions. The match started with a rain delay and the toss was also delayed for some for some minutes then South Africa won the toss and they decided to bowl first. It was a very good move, analyzing the pitch and the weather because in rainy conditions, the pitch is favorable for bowlers to bowl. In this situation, Saim Ayub was hitting back to back boundaries and Babar Azam was playing in defensive mood while the other players were also hitting well and that was another level of batting by the Team Pakistan.