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Pakistan skipper, Babar Azam was in full praise for his teammate Saim Ayub as the Men in Green won the first T20I against New Zealand by 88 runs. Ayub scored 47 (28) as the home side was bowled out for 182 runs.<\/p>\n
Star Pakistan left-handed batter, Fakhar Zaman<\/strong><\/a>, who made a crucial partnership with youngster Ayub at Gaddafi Stadium, says that after Babar Pakistan has got such an immensely talented in the form of Ayub.<\/p>\n \u201cSaim is a wonderful addition to the batting line-up. His range of shots is really good. After Babar, Pakistan got such a player. You can\u2019t judge a player so early, but I feel that if he continues to work hard and take care of himself, then he would serve Pakistan for a long time and will win a lot of matches for Pakistan<\/strong>,\u201d Fakhar said.<\/p>\n During the first T20I Pakistan lost both their openers with the score reading 30, Ayub joined hands with Fakhar to up the tempo with a crucial 79 runs off just 43 balls partnership. Ayub, who represented Peshawar Zalmi struck two sixes and six boundaries in his innings. Whereas, Zaman struck four boundaries and two sixes in his 47-run knock.<\/p>\n Excellent striking \ud83d\udd25@SaimAyub7<\/a> and @FakharZamanLive<\/a> launching the big hits #PAKvNZ<\/a> | #CricketMubarak<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vGmt6LBt0O<\/a><\/p>\nBabar Azam and Fakhar Zaman praised Saim Ayub after his crucial knock against NZ-<\/h4>\n
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