Rising star Saim Ayub hit his second century of the series -– and his third in five innings –- as Pakistan completed a series cleansweep over South Africa in the third one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.

Saim Ayub scored 101 from 94 balls as a dominant Pakistan completed a clean sweep of their One-Day International series in South Africa with victory by 36 runs in the third and final clash at The Wanderers on Sunday.

Saim Ayub’s commanding century and Sufiyan Muqeem’s outstanding four-wicket haul on debut were pivotal in Pakistan’s 36-run triumph in the third ODI, which was decided by the DLS method.

This series sweep marks Pakistan’s fifth consecutive bilateral ODI series victory, a remarkable achievement ahead of the Champions Trophy set to be hosted in Pakistan in February 2025.

JOHANNESBURG: Brilliant century from Saim Ayub followed by a controlled team bowling performance guided Pakistan to a 3-0 ODI series sweep against South Africa on Monday (IST).

Following the landmark series win over South Africa away from home, Pakistan captain Mohammed Rizwan lauded young opener Saim Ayub for his performances, saying that the team "trusts and believes" his

Shikhar Dhawan, Fakhar Zaman, Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara are among the other Asian batters to have hit ODI centuries in Johannesburg. In the rain-marred contest, the left-handed opener went all guns blazing from the word go. His fiery innings propelled Pakistan to a competitive total of 308 runs.

Pakistan opener Saim Ayub has broken Team India captain Rohit Sharma's record for scoring the most runs across all formats in the year 2024.

Saim Ayub was named 'Player of the series' for scoring two centuries in the in the three-ODI series. The youngster took two wickets as well.

The loss means South Africa have won only one out of three ODI series this year, after also losing to Afghanistan in Sharjah, and two out of six ODI series under white-ball coach

Pakistan defended a score of 308/9 to beat South Africa by 36 runs in the final ODI of the season at the Wanderers on Sunday.