Abdullah Shafique

Abdullah Shafique (Urdu: عبد اللہ شفیق‎; born 20 November 1999) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played for the Pakistan U-19 cricket team.[1] He was bought by Multan Sultans for US$10,000 during 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft for 2018 season.[2] He made his first-class debut on 2 December 2019, for Central Punjab in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, scoring 133 runs.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 30 September 2020, for Central Punjab in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup, scoring 102 not out.[4] As a result, he became the first Pakistani batsman to score a century on his first-class and T20 debut.[5]

Abdullah Shafique
Personal information
Born (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleBatsman
RelationsArshad Ali (uncle)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 89)10 November 2020 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I20 December 2020 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Multan Sultans
2019/20–presentCentral Punjab
Source: Cricinfo, 15 January 2021

In October 2020, following his performances in the National T20 Cup, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[6][7] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 15-man squad for the third One Day International (ODI) match against Zimbabwe, though he did not play.[8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Pakistan, against Zimbabwe, on 10 November 2020.[9] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[10]

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against South Africa.[11][12]

Personal life

His father Shafiq Ahmed played first-class cricket in Pakistan while his uncle Arshad Ali played international cricket for the UAE.[13]

References
  1. "Abdullah Shafique". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. "Lynn, Tahir headline picks in PSL draft". CricBuzz. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  3. "29th Match, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Karachi, Dec 2-5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. "2nd Match (N), Multan, Sep 30 2020, National T20 Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. "CP's Abdullah Shafique scores first century of National T20 Cup 2020 in win over SP". Geo Super. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. "Pakistan make three changes in squad for third Zimbabwe ODI". Samaa. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. "3rd T20I (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 10 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. "Shan Masood, Mohammad Abbas, Haris Sohail dropped from Pakistan Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  12. "Nine uncapped players in 20-member side for South Africa Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  13. Rasool, Danyal (1 October 2020). "Who is Abdullah Shafique?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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