Saim Ayub to make his Test debut in Sydney match

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday announced an 11-man squad for the Sydney Test match against Australia.

Set to start on 3 January, this will be Pakistan’s final assignment in Australia. The Shan Masood side has decided to not play star fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and opener Imam-ul Haq for the final Test.

Opener Saeem Ayub will make his Test debut, who has played eight T20 matches for Pakistan.

The Pakistan team for the Sydney Test will include captain Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Rizwan, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Amir Jamal and Mir Hamza.