Sim Ayub Records Third Consecutive Duck as Pakistan Struggles in Asia โCup 2025
PALAKKAD, INDIA – Pakistan openerโ Sim Ayub has suffered aโข disastrous start too the โAsia Cup 2025, recording his third consecutive duck in as many โขmatches.The string of dismissals has contributedโข to Pakistan’s ongoing struggles in the tournament, following losses to Omanโค and theโฃ UAE.
Ayub’s dismissals – all for zero – mark him โฃas only the โขthird pakistani player in T20 history toโข achieve this unwanted record, joining abdullah Shafique and Mohammed โฃHafeez. He follows a patternโฃ of โearly โขwickets for Pakistan, with โHardik Pandya dismissingโข him on theโ first โฃball โagainst India โขin a previous encounter. Four of Pakistan’s top-order batsmen have been dismissed โขforโ single-digit scores in their last six innings; Aube’s other scores are 11 and 17.
Despite a fighting half-century from Fakhar Zaman (50) and aโค late cameo from Shaheen Afridi โ(29*), Pakistan ultimately fell short against the UAE.Juned Siddique claimed four wickets โfor the UAE, restricting Pakistan’sโ total. The team lost the toss and batted โfirst, failing toโข reach their expected score.