{"id":5876,"date":"2020-10-01T08:53:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T08:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=5876"},"modified":"2020-10-01T08:53:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T08:53:22","slug":"national-t20-cup-abdullah-shafique-becomes-first-pakistani-to-score-100s-on-t20-first-class-debuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2020\/10\/01\/national-t20-cup-abdullah-shafique-becomes-first-pakistani-to-score-100s-on-t20-first-class-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"National T20 Cup: Abdullah Shafique becomes first Pakistani to score 100s on T20, first-class debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The National T20 Cup in Pakistan just got a bit more interesting on Wednesday after Central Punjab batsman, Abdullah Shafique, smashed a century on debut to become the only Pakistani to score a first-class century on debut on his first-class and T20 debuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Shafique scored a debut century during his first-class debut last year. His century against Southern Punjab on Wednesday during his first ever T20 match makes him the only Pakistani to score in triple figures during both debuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Powered by his unbeaten 102 runs knock, Central Punjab vanquished their opponents by 7 wickets to win the match with Shafique bagging the Player of the Match award.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1311370329781084161\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" 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tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-12\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=Web%20Desk&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-12&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1311366783476080644&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F310802-national-t20-cup-20-year-old-abdullah-shafique-smashes-half-century-on-debut-achieves-unique-feat&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1311366783476080644\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"\"><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Born on November 20, 1999 in Sialkot, Shafique is a right-handed batsman who has played for a plethora of teams in just a few years that include the Pakistan Under-19s, Punjab Under-19s, Sialkot, Sialkot Under-16s, Federal Areas, Sialkot Region, Sialkot Under-19s, Central Punjab, Sialkot Region Under 19s, Multan Sultans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Last year, Shafique made headlines when he smashed a century on debut against Southern Punjab while representing Central Punjab.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A right-handed batsman, he also can also bowl right arm leg break spin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National T20 Cup in Pakistan just got a bit more interesting on Wednesday after Central Punjab batsman, Abdullah Shafique, smashed a century on debut to become the only Pakistani to score a first-class century on debut on his first-class and T20 debuts. 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