Career
From Karachi, Shoaib played two matches at List A, both of which came for Islamabad during the 1998-1999 season of the Tissot Cup. Aged only 16, earlier in the season he had played several matches for the Islamabad under-19s in the Pepsi Junior Cup, scoring two half-centuries. On this form, Shoaib was selected for Islamabad in the preliminary round of the limited-overs Tissot Cup, making his debut against Rawalpindi in April 1999.
However, in his second and final match, against Pakistan International Airlines two days later, he scored a six-ball duck.
Shoaib was dropped for the teams" remaining matches in the competition, and did not play for Islamabad again.
