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Pakistan
Status Full Member
Test Captain Shan Masood
ODI Captain Mohammad Rizwan
T20I Captain Mohammad Rizwan
Test Ranking 7th
ODI Ranking 3rd
T20I Ranking 7th
Tests Played 465
Test Record Won 151 Lost 148 (166 Drawn)
First Test vs India at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 16-18 October 1952
Last Test vs West Indies at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, 25-27 January 2025
ODIs Played 980
ODI Record Won 519 Lost 431 (9 Tie, 21 No Result)
First ODI vs New Zealand at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, 11 February 1973
Last ODI vs New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, 8 February 2025
T20Is Played 248
T20I Record Won 142 Lost 51 (4 Tie, 7 No Result)
First T20I vs England at County Ground, Bristol, 28 August 2006
Last T20I vs Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart, 18 November 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.

Statistics and Records[]

Playing Record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural Match
Test Matches 465 151 148 0 166 16 October 1952
One Day Internationals 980 519 431 9 21 11 February 1973
Twenty20 Internationals 248 142 95 4 7 28 August 2006

Test Matches[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 765/6d Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi 21-25 February 2009
Lowest Team Total 49 South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 1-4 February 2013
Highest Total Conceded 823/7d England Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan 7-11 October 2024
Lowest Total Conceded 53 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 West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 17-23 January 1958
Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 1-3 May 2002
Younis Khan 313 Sri Lanka National Stadium, Karachi 21-25 February 2009
Azhar Ali 302* West Indies Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 13-17 October 2016
Javed Miandad 280* India Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad 14-19 January 1983

Best Innings Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Abdul Qadir 9/56 England Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 25-28 November 1987
Sarfraz Nawaz 9/86 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 10-15 March 1979
Yasir Shah 8/41 New Zealand Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 24-27 November 2018
Sajid Khan 8/42 Bangladesh Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 4-8 December 2021
Noman Ali 8/46 England Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan 15-18 October 2024

Best Match Bowling Figures[]

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

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T D First Match First Win
Australia 72 15 37 0 20 11 October 1956 17 October 1956
Bangladesh 15 12 2 0 1 29 August 2001 31 August 2001
England 92 23 30 0 39 10 June 1954 17 August 1954
India 59 12 9 0 38 16 October 1952 26 October 1952
Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 11 May 2018 15 May 2018
New Zealand 62 25 14 0 23 13 October 1955 17 October 1955
South Africa 30 6 17 0 7 19 January 1995 2 March 1998
Sri Lanka 59 23 17 0 19 5 March 1982 10 March 1982
West Indies 56 22 19 0 15 17 January 1958 31 March 1958
Zimbabwe 19 12 3 0 4 1 December 1993 6 December 1993

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 399/1 Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 20 July 2018
Lowest Team Total 43 West Indies Newlands, Cape Town 25 February 1993
Highest Total Conceded 444/3 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham 30 August 2016
Lowest Total Conceded 59 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* Zimbabwe Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 20 July 2018
Saeed Anwar 194 India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 21 May 1997
Fakhar Zaman 193 South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 4 April 2021
Fakhar Zaman 180* New Zealand Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 29 April 2023
Imran Nazir 160 Zimbabwe Sabina Park, Kingston 21 March 2007

Best Bowling Figures[]

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

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Afghanistan 8 7 1 0 0 10 February 2012 10 February 2012
Australia 111 36 71 1 3 7 June 1975 13 June 1979
Bangladesh 39 34 5 0 0 31 March 1986 31 March 1986
England 92 32 57 0 3 31 August 1974 31 August 1974
India 135 73 57 0 5 1 October 1978 13 October 1978
Ireland 7 5 1 1 0 17 March 2007 28 May 2011
New Zealand 117 61 52 1 3 11 February 1973 20 June 1983
South Africa 86 33 52 0 1 8 March 1992 9 February 1993
Sri Lanka 157 93 59 1 4 14 June 1975 14 June 1975
West Indies 137 63 71 3 0 11 June 1975 5 December 1981
Zimbabwe 65 56 5 2 2 27 February 1992 27 February 1992
vs Associate Members
Canada 2 2 0 0 0 9 June 1979 9 June 1979
Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 0 18 July 2004 18 July 2004
Kenya 6 6 0 0 0 2 October 1996 2 October 1996
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 16 February 2003 16 February 2003
Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 30 August 2023 30 August 2023
Netherlands 7 7 0 0 0 26 February 1996 26 February 1996
Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 20 May 1999 20 May 1999
United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 17 April 1994 17 April 1994

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

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

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Babar Azam 4,067 41.08 2016-2024
Mohammad Rizwan 3,212 48.66 2015-2024
Mohammad Hafeez 2,514 26.46 2006-2021
Shoaib Malik 2,423 31.46 2006-2021
Fakhar Zaman 1,826 23.41 2017-2024

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Shadab Khan 107 23.46 2017-2024
Shahid Afridi 97 24.35 2006-2016
Haris Rauf 96 21.58 2020-2024
Shaheen Shah Afridi 91 20.72 2018-2024
Umar Gul 85 16.97 2007-2016
Saeed Ajmal 85 17.83 2009-2015

Highest Scores[]

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

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Umar Gul 5/6 New Zealand The Oval, London 13 June 2009
Umar Gul 5/6 South Africa Centurion Park, Centurion 3 March 2013
Imad Wasim 5/14 West Indies Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 23 September 2016
Umar Gul 4/8 Australia Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 7 May 2009
Shadab Khan 4/8 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
Afghanistan 7 4 3 0 0 8 December 2013 8 December 2013
Australia 25 12 11 1 1 18 September 2007 18 September 2007
Bangladesh 19 16 3 0 0 2 September 2007 2 September 2007
England 31 9 20 1 1 28 August 2006 28 August 2006
India 12 3 8 1 0 14 September 2007 25 December 2012
Ireland 4 3 1 0 0 15 June 2009 15 June 2009
New Zealand 44 23 19 0 2 22 September 2007 22 September 2007
South Africa 22 12 10 0 0 2 February 2007 18 June 2009
Sri Lanka 23 13 10 0 0 17 September 2007 17 September 2007
West Indies 21 15 3 0 3 21 April 2011 27 July 2013
Zimbabwe 18 16 2 0 0 12 October 2008 12 October 2008
vs Associate Members
Canada 1 1 0 0 0 10 October 2008 10 October 2008
Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 2 September 2022 2 September 2022
Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 4 September 2007 4 September 2007
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 2 November 2021 2 November 2021
Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 9 June 2009 9 June 2009
Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 12 September 2007 12 September 2007
United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 29 February 2016 29 February 2016
United States 1 0 0 1 0 6 June 2024
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