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Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Cap Insignia.svg
Status Full Member
Test Captain Shan Masood
ODI Captain
T20I Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi
Test Ranking 6th
ODI Ranking 4th
T20I Ranking 5th
Tests Played 456
Test Record Won 148 Lost 142 (166 Drawn)
First Test vs Flag of India India at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 16-18 October 1952
Last Test vs Flag of Australia Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, 3-6 January 2024
ODIs Played 970
ODI Record Won 512 Lost 428 (9 Tie, 21 No Result)
First ODI vs Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, 11 February 1973
Last ODI vs Flag of England England at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 11 November 2023
T20Is Played 231
T20I Record Won 136 Lost 86 (3 Tie, 6 No Result)
First T20I vs Flag of England England at County Ground, Bristol, 28 August 2006
Last T20I vs Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 21 January 2024

The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the team is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and participates in Test, ODI and Twenty20 International cricket matches. Pakistan were the 1992 World Cup champions, and also came runners-up in the 1999 tournament and are the current Asian Champions. Pakistan, in conjunction with other countries on the subcontinent, have hosted the 1987 & 1996, with the 1996 final being hosted at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 and came runners-up in the inaugural tournament in 2007.

Pakistan was given Test status on 28 July 1952, following a recommendation by India, and made its Test debut against India at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, in October 1952, with India winning by an innings and 70 runs. Previously, Pakistani cricketers had competed as a part of the British Indian national team before independence of Pakistan in 1947.

History[]

Cricket in Pakistan has a history of even before the creation of the country in 1947. The first ever international cricket match in Karachi was held on November 22, 1935 between Sindhi and Australian cricket teams. The match was seen by 5000 Karachites. Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed steadily and Pakistan was given Test match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's Cricket Ground in England on 28 July 1952 following recommendation by India, which, being the successor state of the British Raj, did not have to go through such a process. The first captain of the Pakistan national cricket team was Abdul Kardar.

Statistics and Records[]

Playing Record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural Match
Test Matches 456 148 142 0 166 16 October 1952
One Day Internationals 970 512 428 9 21 11 February 1973
Twenty20 Internationals 231 136 86 3 6 28 August 2006

Test Matches[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 765/6d Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi 21-25 February 2009
Lowest Team Total 49 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 1-4 February 2013
Highest Total Conceded 790/3d Flag of West Indies West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston 26 February-4 March 1958
Lowest Total Conceded 53 Flag of West Indies West Indies Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 24-29 October 1986

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Younis Khan 10,099 52.05 2000-2017
Javed Miandad 8,832 52.57 1976-1993
Inzamam-ul-Haq 8,829 50.16 1992-2007
Mohammad Yousuf 7,530 52.29 1998-2010
Azhar Ali 7,142 42.26 2010-2022

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Wasim Akram 414 23.62 1985-2002
Waqar Younis 373 23.56 1989-2003
Imran Khan 362 22.81 1971-1992
Danish Kaneria 261 34.79 2000-2010
Yasir Shah 244 31.38 2014-2022

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Hanif Mohammad 337 Flag of West Indies West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 17-23 January 1958
Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 1-3 May 2002
Younis Khan 313 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi 21-25 February 2009
Azhar Ali 302* Flag of West Indies West Indies Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 13-17 October 2016
Javed Miandad 280* Flag of India India Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad 14-19 January 1983

Best Innings Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Abdul Qadir 9/56 Flag of England England Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 25-28 November 1987
Sarfraz Nawaz 9/86 Flag of Australia Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 10-15 March 1979
Yasir Shah 8/41 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 24-27 November 2018
Sajid Khan 8/42 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 4-8 December 2021
Imran Khan 8/58 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 22-27 March 1982

Best Match Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Imran Khan 14/116 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 22-27 March 1982
Yasir Shah 14/184 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 24-27 November 2018
Abdul Qadir 13/101 Flag of England England Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 25-28 November 1987
Fazal Mahmood 13/114 Flag of Australia Australia National Stadium, Karachi 11-17 October 1956
Waqar Younis 13/135 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe National Stadium, Karachi 1-6 December 1993

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T D First Match First Win
Flag of Australia Australia 72 15 37 0 20 11 October 1956 17 October 1956
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 13 12 0 0 1 29 August 2001 31 August 2001
Flag of England England 89 21 29 0 39 10 June 1954 17 August 1954
Flag of India India 59 12 9 0 38 16 October 1952 26 October 1952
Ireland flag Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 11 May 2018 15 May 2018
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 62 25 14 0 23 13 October 1955 17 October 1955
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 28 6 15 0 7 19 January 1995 2 March 1998
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 59 23 17 0 19 5 March 1982 10 March 1982
Flag of West Indies West Indies 54 21 18 0 15 17 January 1958 31 March 1958
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 19 12 3 0 4 1 December 1993 6 December 1993

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 399/1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 20 July 2018
Lowest Team Total 43 Flag of West Indies West Indies Newlands, Cape Town 25 February 1993
Highest Total Conceded 444/3 Flag of England England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 30 August 2016
Lowest Total Conceded 59 Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota 22 August 2023

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Inzamam-ul-Haq 11,701 39.53 1991-2007
Mohammad Yousuf 9,554 42.08 1998-2010
Saeed Anwar 8,824 39.21 1989-2003
Shahid Afridi 8,027 23.81 1996-2015
Shoaib Malik 7,534 34.55 1999-2019

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Wasim Akram 502 23.52 1984-2003
Waqar Younis 416 23.84 1989-2003
Shahid Afridi 393 34.53 1996-2015
Saqlain Mushtaq 288 21.78 1995-2003
Abdul Razzaq 268 31.53 1996-2011

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Fakhar Zaman 210* Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 20 July 2018
Saeed Anwar 194 Flag of India India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 21 May 1997
Fakhar Zaman 193 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 4 April 2021
Fakhar Zaman 180* Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 29 April 2023
Imran Nazir 160 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Sabina Park, Kingston 21 March 2007

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Shahid Afridi 7/12 Flag of West Indies West Indies Providence Stadium, Providence 14 July 2013
Waqar Younis 7/36 Flag of England England Headingley, Leeds 17 June 2001
Aaqib Javed 7/37 Flag of India India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 25 October 1991
Imran Khan 6/14 Flag of India India Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 22 March 1985
Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand National Stadium, Karachi 21 April 2002

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 8 7 1 0 0 10 February 2012 10 February 2012
Flag of Australia Australia 108 34 70 1 3 7 June 1975 13 June 1979
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 39 34 5 0 0 31 March 1986 31 March 1986
Flag of England England 92 32 57 0 3 31 August 1974 31 August 1974
Flag of India India 135 73 57 0 5 1 October 1978 13 October 1978
Ireland flag Ireland 7 5 1 1 0 17 March 2007 28 May 2011
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 116 61 51 1 3 11 February 1973 20 June 1983
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 83 30 52 0 1 8 March 1992 9 February 1993
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 157 93 59 1 4 14 June 1975 14 June 1975
Flag of West Indies West Indies 137 63 71 3 0 11 June 1975 5 December 1981
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 62 54 4 2 2 27 February 1992 27 February 1992
vs Associate Members
Flag of Canada.svg Canada 2 2 0 0 0 9 June 1979 9 June 1979
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 0 18 July 2004 18 July 2004
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 6 6 0 0 0 2 October 1996 2 October 1996
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 16 February 2003 16 February 2003
Flag of Nepal Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 30 August 2023 30 August 2023
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 7 7 0 0 0 26 February 1996 26 February 1996
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 20 May 1999 20 May 1999
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 17 April 1994 17 April 1994

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 232/6 Flag of England England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 16 July 2021
Lowest Team Total 74 Flag of Australia Australia Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 10 September 2012
Highest Total Conceded 226/8 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 12 January 2024
Lowest Total Conceded 38 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 2 September 2022

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Babar Azam 3,698 41.55 2016-2024
Mohammad Rizwan 2,981 48.86 2015-2024
Mohammad Hafeez 2,514 26.46 2006-2021
Shoaib Malik 2,423 31.46 2006-2021
Umar Akmal 1,690 26.00 2009-2019

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Shadab Khan 104 22.12 2017-2023
Shahid Afridi 97 24.35 2006-2016
Haris Rauf 90 21.81 2020-2024
Umar Gul 85 16.97 2007-2016
Saeed Ajmal 85 17.83 2009-2015

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Babar Azam 122 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Centurion Park, Centurion 14 April 2021
Ahmed Shehzad 111* Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 30 March 2014
Babar Azam 110* Flag of England England National Stadium, Karachi 22 September 2022
Mohammad Rizwan 104* Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 11 February 2021
Babar Azam 101* Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 15 April 2023

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Umar Gul 5/6 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand The Oval, London 13 June 2009
Umar Gul 5/6 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Centurion Park, Centurion 3 March 2013
Imad Wasim 5/14 Flag of West Indies West Indies Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 23 September 2016
Umar Gul 4/8 Flag of Australia Australia Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 7 May 2009
Shadab Khan 4/8 Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 2 September 2022

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 7 4 3 0 0 8 December 2013 8 December 2013
Flag of Australia Australia 25 12 11 1 1 18 September 2007 18 September 2007
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 19 16 3 0 0 2 September 2007 2 September 2007
Flag of England England 29 9 18 1 1 28 August 2006 28 August 2006
Flag of India India 12 3 8 1 0 14 September 2007 25 December 2012
Ireland flag Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 15 June 2009 15 June 2009
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 39 21 17 0 1 22 September 2007 22 September 2007
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 22 12 10 0 0 2 February 2007 18 June 2009
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 23 13 10 0 0 17 September 2007 17 September 2007
Flag of West Indies West Indies 21 15 3 0 3 21 April 2011 27 July 2013
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 18 16 2 0 0 12 October 2008 12 October 2008
vs Associate Members
Flag of Canada.svg Canada 1 1 0 0 0 10 October 2008 10 October 2008
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 2 September 2022 2 September 2022
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 4 September 2007 4 September 2007
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 2 November 2021 2 November 2021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 9 June 2009 9 June 2009
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 12 September 2007 12 September 2007
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 29 February 2016 29 February 2016
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