Abdullah Shafique

7 articles tagged with "Abdullah Shafique"

Aug 6, 2026

West Indies picked one spinner for a turning pitch, and the fix their captain ruled out was the obvious one

Spinners took 20 of the 30 bowler wickets at the Queen’s Park Oval. West Indies went in with one frontline spinner, and Roston Chase’s honest post-mor...

Aug 6, 2026

Pakistan win in Port of Spain to level the series, three years after their last away Test win

West Indies needed a draw in Port of Spain for their first series win over Pakistan since 2000. They were bowled out for 117 instead.

Aug 5, 2026

Pakistan hired a batting coach 15 days before Headingley, and the fortnight before it explains why

Michael Smith arrives on a two-year deal with 71 for 9 at Tarouba and Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten 160 both sitting in the same fortnight of evidence.

Aug 5, 2026

Shafique’s unbeaten 160 puts Pakistan four wickets from a first away Test win since 2023

Abdullah Shafique faced 323 balls for an unbeaten 160 in Port of Spain, and by the close Sajid Khan’s 4 for 32 had left West Indies 103 for 6 with a l...

Aug 4, 2026

Babar is 14 short of his first Test hundred since 2022, and Pakistan trail by 78

Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten 107 and an unbroken stand of 168 have Pakistan 78 behind West Indies at Port of Spain, with Babar Azam 14 runs from endin...

Aug 2, 2026

West Indies are one result from their first series win over Pakistan since 2000

Pakistan arrive at the Queen’s Park Oval 1-0 down, without Shan Masood, and carrying the longest run of away Test defeats in their history. The second...

Jul 26, 2026

Pakistan add Shafique and Shakeel to their Test squad after Fazal’s back injury

A lower-back injury on the eve of the first Test has cost Pakistan their newest opener, and brought a recalled Abdullah Shafique and an early-arriving...