Pakistan

Rankings:  ODI - 4th, Test - 6th

Current Players

Team Bio

The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international cricket team representing Pakistan. It is administrated by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Pakistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. Cricket in Pakistan has been played well before the first team was granted Test playing status. Their first match took place in Delhi against India in October 1952. Their first international tour was to England during 1954. Down the years, Pakistan has emerged as a formidable opposition winning the Cricket World Cup in 1992 and being runners-up in the 1999 edition of the same. The country has a history of producing several top-notch bowlers such as Fazal Mahmood, Sarfaraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar. The likes of Hanif Mohammad, Saeed Anwar, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Miandad have stamped their authority with the willow for Pakistan as well. The 2007 Cricket World Cup was one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history when Pakistan was knocked out of the competition in a shock defeat to Ireland, who were playing in a World Cup for the first time. The next day, a greater tragedy befell the team when coach Bob Woolmer died was found dead in his hotel room in Jamaica. The then skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq resigned from his duties and from one-day internationals subsequently. With a younger side, Pakistan began picking up the pieces and made positive strides in the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in September 2007. The team, however, had to contend with second place losing to India in the nail-biting final. Shoaib Malik is the captain of the current squad.

Team Records

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Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
India 59 12 9 0 38 20
 
Australia 52 11 24 0 17 21
 
Zimbabwe 14 8 2 0 4 57
 
South Africa 16 3 8 0 5 19
 
England 67 12 19 0 36 18
 
West Indies 44 15 14 0 15 34
 
New Zealand 44 20 6 0 18 45
 
Bangladesh 6 6 0 0 0 100
 
Sri Lanka 37 15 9 0 13 41
 
  • Highest Individual Score
    Hanif Muhammad - 337 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Abdul Qadir - 9/56
  • Prolific Batsman
    Javed Miandad. Total: 8832 runs in 124 matches with a batting average of 52.57
  • Prolific Bowler
    Wasim Akram. Total: 414 wickets in 104 matches with an average economy of 2.59
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
India 118 69 45 0 4 58
 
Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Australia 80 29 47 1 3 36
 
Scotland 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Zimbabwe 40 36 2 1 1 90
 
Kenya 5 5 0 0 0 100
 
South Africa 52 16 35 0 1 31
 
England 63 26 35 0 2 41
 
West Indies 114 48 64 2 0 42
 
Canada 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
New Zealand 79 48 29 1 1 61
 
Bangladesh 25 24 1 0 0 96
 
Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 119 70 45 1 3 59
 
  • Highest Individual Score
    Saeed Anwar - 194 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Waqar Younis - 7/36
  • Prolific Batsman
    Inzamam-ul-Haq. Total: 11701 runs in 375 matches with a batting average of 39.53
  • Prolific Bowler
    Wasim Akram. Total: 502 wickets in 356 matches with an average economy of 3.89
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Australia 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Bangladesh 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
Canada 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
England 2 1 1 0 0 50
 
India 2 0 1 1 0 0
Ireland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Kenya 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Netherlands 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
New Zealand 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
South Africa 2 1 1 0 0 50
 
Sri Lanka 6 4 2 0 0 67
 
Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
  • Highest Individual Score
    Misbah-ul-Haq - 87 runs
  • Best Bowling
    Umar Gul - 5/6
  • Prolific Batsman
    Shoaib Malik. Total: 541 runs in 25 matches with a batting average of 30.05
  • Prolific Bowler
    Umar Gul. Total: 37 wickets in 21 matches with an average economy of 5.38
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  • 09 Nov,2009 11:00 AM GMT | 3rd ODI Pakistan Vs New Zealand Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
  • 12 Nov,2009 4:30 PM GMT | 1st Twenty20 International Pakistan Vs New Zealand Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai
  • 13 Nov,2009 4:30 PM GMT | 2nd Twenty20 International Pakistan Vs New Zealand Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai
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