--- title: "Abdullah Shafique becomes first Pakistani batter in 49 years to score 150 in West Indies" description: "Most outlets highlighted Abdullah Shafique’s historic achievement of scoring a century in a Test match against the West Indies, noting it was the first such feat by a Pakistani batter since 1977. Pakistan Observer provided a slightly more detailed framing, mentioning the 49-year gap and the significance of the milestone, while BOL News emphasized the historical context and referenced Majid Khan’s previous achievement. Both focused on the achievement itself without additional commentary or context beyond what was explicitly stated in the excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1926-abdullah-shafique-ends-49-year-wait-with-historic-160 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Abdullah Shafique becomes first Pakistani batter in 49 years to score 150 in West Indies sports · latest filing 6 Aug 2026, 3:52 PM PKT · 5–6 Aug 2026 · 5 articles from 5 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 6 Aug 2026 — Abdullah Shafique becomes first Pakistani batter in 49 years to score 150 in West Indies (2 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted Abdullah Shafique’s historic achievement of scoring a century in a Test match against the West Indies, noting it was the first such feat by a Pakistani batter since 1977. Pakistan Observer provided a slightly more detailed framing, mentioning the 49-year gap and the significance of the milestone, while BOL News emphasized the historical context and referenced Majid Khan’s previous achievement. Both focused on the achievement itself without additional commentary or context beyond what was explicitly stated in the excerpts. - **BOL News** — [Abdullah Shafique creates history in West Indies](https://www.bolnews.com/sports/abdullah-shafique-creates-history-in-west-indies/) · 6 Aug 2026, 3:52 PM PKT > Pakistan opener becomes first batter since Majid Khan to score 150-plus in a Caribbean Test innings after 49 years. The post Abdullah Shafique creates history in West Indies appeared first on BOL News. - **Pakistan Observer** — [Abdullah Shafique becomes first Pakistani Batter in 49 years to score 150 in West Indies](https://pakobserver.net/abdullah-shafique-becomes-first-pakistani-batter-in-49-years-to-score-150-in-west-indies/) · 6 Aug 2026, 1:07 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan batter Abdullah Shafique has ended a 49-year wait by becoming the first Pakistani batter since 1977 to score more… ### 5 Aug 2026 — Abdullah Shafique scores 160 in Test against West Indies in Caribbean (3 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted Abdullah Shafique’s 160-run innings as a historic achievement, noting it ended a 49-year drought for Pakistan in the Caribbean. ProPakistani described it as a "rare Test milestone," while Ary News (English) framed it as a "masterclass." Dunya News emphasized the 1977 context, identifying Shafique as the first Pakistan batter to score over 150 in a Test against the West Indies in the region since that year. - **ARY News (English)** — [Abdullah Shafique’s 160 vs West Indies: A Masterclass That Ended Pakistan’s 49-Year Caribbean Drought](https://arynews.tv/abdullah-shafique-160-vs-west-indies-a-masterclass) · 5 Aug 2026, 7:10 PM PKT - **Dunya News** — [Abdullah Shafique ends 49-year wait with historic 160 against West Indies](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/966416-abdullah-shafique-ends-49year-wait-with-historic-160-against-west-ind) · 5 Aug 2026, 5:39 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan opener becomes the first batter since 1977 to score more than 150 runs in a Test against West Indies in the Caribbean - **ProPakistani** — [Pakistan’s Star Batter Achieves Rare Test Milestone](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/05/pakistans-star-batter-achieves-rare-test-milestone/) · 5 Aug 2026, 2:11 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique produced a brilliant unbeaten 160 on the third day of the second Test against the West… Read More The post Pakistan’s Star Batter Achieves Rare Test Milestone appeared first on ProPakistani. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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