Abdullah Shafique (Punjabi:عبد اللہ شفیق); born 20 November 1999) is a Pakistani

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er who plays for the

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and for

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Early life and family

Shafique was born in a Gujjar family in a local town of district Sialkot, Pakistan. His father Shafiq Ahmed is a long-term resident of

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, where he moved in 1991. He was a professional cricketer and later became a cricket coach. His uncle Arshad Ali played international cricket for the

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. Outside cricket he also enjoys music, himself being a singer and playing the guitar, his covers of different songs having gone viral.

Domestic and International Career

He was bought by Multan Sultans in the

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but did not play in the competition. He made his first-class debut on 2 December 2019, for

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in the

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, scoring 133 runs. He made his

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debut on 30 September 2020, for Central Punjab in the

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, scoring 102

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. As a result, he became the first Pakistani batsman to score a century on his first-class and T20 debut. 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. In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 15-man squad for the third

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(ODI) match against Zimbabwe, though he did not play. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Pakistan, against

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, on 10 November 2020. In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand. In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

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squad for their series against South Africa. In March 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

(ODI) squad for their series against South Africa, and their

squad for their series against Zimbabwe. In June 2021, Shafique was again named in Pakistan's ODI squad, this time for the series against England. He was also named in Pakistan's Test squad for the series against the West Indies. In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for their series against New Zealand. The following month, he was named in the

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squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. In November 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

squad for their series against Bangladesh. He made his Test debut on 26 November 2021, for Pakistan against

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. In December 2021, Shafique was named in Lahore Qalandar's squad for the 2022 Pakistan Super League season (PSL). In February 2022, Shafique was named in Pakistan's

squad for the series against Australia. Abdullah Shafique scored his maiden

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in the first match's fourth innings. He scored 397 runs during the three test matches. In March 2022, Shafique was named in Pakistan's

(ODI) squad for their series against Australia. In May 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for the series against the West Indies. In July 2022, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for the tour of Sri Lanka. In the fourth innings of the first test, he scored a historic 160* to win the match in

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.In August 2022, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad, for their

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. He made his ODI debut on 21 August 2022, for Pakistan, against the

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.In December he scored his 3rd hundred against England at

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shafique, Abdullah 1999 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Multan Sultans cricketers Central Punjab cricketers