Sep 11, 2026
Root’s 220th catch was an edge in the first over, and it took him past Steve Smith
No fielder in the history of Test cricket has taken more catches than Joe Root. The one that got him there came off Ollie Robinson in the opening over...
Abdullah Shafique
10 articles tagged with "Abdullah Shafique"
Aug 25, 2026
Babar batted a full session at Lord’s, and returns for a Test Pakistan cannot afford to lose
Pakistan’s captain came through a full net session at Lord’s two days out from the second Test, facing pace, spin and throwdowns. His return costs Aza...
Aug 20, 2026
Pakistan lost a wicket to the first ball at Headingley, and were all out for 171
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue took five wickets apiece as England bowled Pakistan out inside 49 overs on a rain-hit opening day in Leeds. England clo...
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...