Pakistan national cricket team record by opponent

From left to right – Mohammad Aamer, Shahid Afridi, Shahzaib Hassan, Kamran Akmal and Fawad Alam. Umar Gul is also prominent in the picture.
The Pakistan national cricket team against New Zealand during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval.

The Pakistan national cricket team represents Pakistan in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status.[1] Pakistan first competed in international cricket in 1952, when they played against India in a four-day Test match; India won the match by an innings and 70 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi.[2][3] In the same series, Pakistan recorded their first Test win, the second match by an innings and 43 runs at the University Ground, Lucknow.[4][5] As of December 2024, Pakistan have played 462 Test matches; they have won 150 matches, lost 146 matches, and 166 matches have ended in a draw.[6] They have also won the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship,[7] defeating Sri Lanka in the final by an innings and 175 runs.[8][9] Pakistan played their first ODI match against New Zealand in February 1973 at the Lancaster Park, Christchurch,[10] but registered their first win against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, in August 1974.[11] As of December 2024, Pakistan have played 979 ODI matches, winning 519 matches and losing 430; they also tied 9 matches, whilst 21 had no result.[12] They also won the 1992 Cricket World Cup,[13][14] the 2000 and 2012 Asia Cups,[15][16] and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.[17] Pakistan played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at the County Cricket Ground, Bristol, on 28 August 2006, against England, winning the match by five wickets.[18] In 2009, they won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets.[19] As of December 2024, Pakistan have played 253 T20I matches and won 144 of them; 98 were lost and 4 were tied whilst 7 ended in no result.[20]

As of October 2024, Pakistan have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, playing 92 matches against them.[21] Pakistan have registered more wins against New Zealand than any other team, with 25.[21] In ODI matches, Pakistan have played against 19 teams; they have played against Sri Lanka most frequently, with a winning percentage of 58.97 in 157 matches.[22] Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on 93 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.[22] The team have competed against 20 different teams (including World XI) in T20Is, and have played 44 matches against New Zealand and 23 against Sri Lanka. Pakistan have defeated New Zealand on 23 occasions and Sri Lanka on 13 occasions in T20Is.[23] They have lost to England 20 times in this format of the game.[23]

Key

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  • M – Number of matches played
  • W – Number of matches won
  • L – Number of matches lost
  • T – Number of matches tied
  • D – Number of matches ended in a draw
  • NR – Number of matches ended with no result
  • Tie+W – Number of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
  • Tie+L – Number of matches tied and then lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
  • Win% – Percentage of games won to those played[n 1]
  • Loss% – Percentage of games lost to those played[n 1]
  • Draw% – Percentage of games drawn to those played[n 1]
  • First – Year of the first match played by Pakistan against the country
  • Last – Year of the last match played by Pakistan against the country

Test cricket

Statistics are correct as of Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25
Pakistan's Test cricket record by opponent[24]
Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied Draw W/L Ratio % Won % Lost % Drew First Last
 Australia 72 15 37 0 20 0.41 20.83 45.83 27.77 1956 2024
 Bangladesh 15 12 2 0 1 6.00 80.00 13.33 6.67 2001 2024
 England 92 23 30 0 39 0.76 25.00 32.60 42.39 1954 2024
 India 59 12 9 0 38 1.33 20.33 15.25 64.40 1952 2007
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 - 100.00 00.00 00.00 2018 2018
 New Zealand 62 25 14 0 23 1.78 40.32 22.58 37.09 1955 2023
 South Africa 29 6 16 0 7 0.38 20.69 55.17 24.14 1995 2024
 Sri Lanka 59 23 17 0 19 1.35 38.98 28.81 32.20 1982 2023
 West Indies 54 21 18 0 15 1.17 38.89 33.33 28.84 1958 2021
 Zimbabwe 19 12 3 0 4 4.00 63.15 15.78 21.05 1993 2021
Total[6] 462 150 146 0 166 1.027 32.47 31.60 35.93 1952 2024

One Day International

Statistics are correct as of Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25
Pakistan's ODI record by opponent[25]
Opponent M W L T NR % Won First Last
 Afghanistan 8 7 1 0 0 87.50 2012 2023
 Australia 111 36 71 1 3 32.43 1975 2024
 Bangladesh 39 34 5 0 0 87.17 1986 2023
 Canada 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 1979 2011
 England 92 32 57 0 3 34.78 1974 2023
 Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 2004 2018
 India 135 73 57 0 5 54.07 1978 2019
 Ireland 7 5 1 1 0 78.57 2007 2016
 Kenya 6 6 0 0 0 100.00 1996 2011
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2003 2003
   Nepal 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2023 2023
 Netherlands 7 7 0 0 0 100.00 1996 2023
 New Zealand 116 61 51 1 3 52.58 1973 2023
 Scotland 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 1999 2013
 South Africa 86 33 52 0 1 38.37 1992 2024
 Sri Lanka 157 93 59 1 4 58.97 1975 2023
 United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 1994 2015
 West Indies 137 63 71 3 0 45.98 1975 2022
 Zimbabwe 65 56 5 2 2 86.15 1992 2024
Total[12] 979 519 430 9 21 53.01 1973 2024

Twenty20 International

Statistics are correct as of Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25
Pakistan's T20I record by opponent[26]
Opponent M W L T Tie+W Tie+L NR % Won First Last
 Afghanistan 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 57.14 2013 2023
 Australia 28 12 14 0 1 0 1 42.86 2007 2024
 Bangladesh 19 16 3 0 0 0 0 84.21 2007 2023
 Canada 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2008 2024
 England 31 9 20 0 0 1 1 29.03 2006 2024
 Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2022 2023
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2021 2021
 India 13 3 9 0 0 1 0 23.07 2007 2024
 Ireland 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 80.00 2009 2024
 Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2007
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2009 2022
 New Zealand 44 23 19 0 0 0 0 52.27 2007 2024
 Scotland 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2021
 South Africa 24 12 12 0 0 0 0 50.00 2007 2024
 Sri Lanka 23 13 10 0 0 0 0 56.52 2007 2022
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 100.00 2016 2016
 United States 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 2024 2024
 West Indies 21 15 3 0 0 0 3 71.43 2011 2021
World XI 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 66.66 2017 2017
 Zimbabwe 21 18 3 0 0 0 0 85.71 2008 2024
Total[20] 253 144 98 0 1 3 7 56.92 2006 2024

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.

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