Cricket in Pakistan

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Cricket in Pakistan
Gaddafi Stadium at Night.jpg
A panorama of the Gaddafi Stadium at night
Country Pakistan
Governing body PCB
National team(s) Pakistan Men
Pakistan Women
Pakistan U-19 Men
Pakistan U-19 Women
Pakistan A
National competitions
Club competitions
International competitions
List
Sindh Cricket team match with Australia in 1935.jpg
Figure 1: the match between Sind and Australia in Karachi on November 22, 1935, was reported by the Sydney Morning Herald.

The history of cricket in Pakistan predates the creation of the country in 1947. The first international cricket match in what is now Pakistan today was held in Karachi on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australia (see Figure 1). The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites. Cricket was introduced by the British during their colonial rule of British India, which covered the area now known as Pakistan. Cricket is the most popular sport in the country. [1] The Pakistan Cricket Board controls all domestic cricket in Pakistan and the national teams. Pakistan is an official member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. Regarded as one of the best and most passionate cricketing nations, Pakistan has won the Cricket World Cup in 1992, ICC T20 World Cup in 2009, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017, the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2004 and 2006, the ACC Asia Cup in 2000 and 2012. Pakistan were runner ups in the 1999 Cricket World Cup and 2007 and 2022 T20 World Cups. Pakistan have also been runner ups in several Asia Cup editions.

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History

Professional cricket has been played in Pakistan since its formation in 1947. Cricket in Pakistan has a history predating the creation of the country in 1947. The first ever international cricket match in Karachi was held on 22 November 1935 between Sindh and Australian cricket teams. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites. [2] Ghulam Mohammad was the captain of team Sind and Frank Tarrant was the captain of Tarrant's team. Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed rapidly and Pakistan was given Test match status at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord's in England on 28 July 1952 following recommendation by India, [3] 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 Hafeez Kardar.

Pakistan's first Test match was played in Delhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series which India won 2–1. Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 1–1 after a victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan's first home Test match was against India in January 1955 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), after which four more Test matches were played in Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi (all five matches in the series were drawn, the first such occurrence in Test history [4] ).

The team is considered a strong but unpredictable team. Traditionally Pakistani cricket has been composed of talented players but is alleged to display limited discipline on occasion, making their performance inconsistent at times. In particular, the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry is usually emotionally charged and can provide for intriguing contests, as talented teams and players from both sides of the border seek to elevate their game to new levels. Pakistan team contests with India in the Cricket World Cup have resulted in packed stadiums and highly charged atmospheres. The team is well supported at home and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom where British Pakistanis have formed a fan-club called the "Stani Army". Members of the club show up to matches across the country and are known to provide raucous support. The Stani Army also takes part in charity initiatives for underprivileged Pakistanis, including annual friendly cricket matches against British Indian members of the similar "Bharat Army".

1947 to 1970

The independent state of Pakistan was established in 1947 following the Partition of India. First-class cricket was already established in the country as many clubs and local associations had previously been part of the Indian cricket scene.Matches were played on an ad hoc basis in the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons before Pakistan's Board of Cricket Control (BCCP) was established on 1 May 1949. Games continued to be few and far between for several seasons until a national championship began in 1953.

On 27–29 December 1947, the Punjab v Sind match at Lahore marked the start of first-class cricket in Pakistan as an independent country. Later that season, on 6–8 February 1948, the Punjab Governor's XI v Punjab University match took place, also at Lahore. These were the only matches that season owing to disruption caused by the Partition.Another Punjab Governor's XI v Punjab University took place at Lahore in March 1949, but it was the only domestic first-class match in the second season.The highlight of the 1948–49 season was the arrival of the West Indies team in November 1948. This was the first tour of Pakistan by an overseas team.The Pakistan national cricket team made its inaugural overseas tour in April 1949 with a visit to Ceylon, where the team played two matches against Ceylon in Colombo. Pakistan, captained by Mohammed Saeed, won the first match by an innings and the second by 10 wickets.There were no domestic matches at all in 1949–50 when two touring teams arrived. The first tour was by a Commonwealth XI in November and December 1949. Then Ceylon, on a return tour in March–April 1950, played five first-class matches.

In October to December 1952, Pakistan's Test debut was a five-match series in India, the matches played at New Delhi, Lucknow, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. After India had won the First Test by an innings, Pakistan won the Second Test by an innings thanks to Fazal Mahmood who took 5–52 and 7–42. India won the Third Test and the other two were drawn.The Qaid-i-Azam Trophy was launched in the 1953–54 season as Pakistan's national championship. The first winner was Bahawalpur. The outstanding player in the inaugural season was the great opening batsman Hanif Mohammad who scored 513 runs at an average of 128.25 with a highest score of 174.In the first international tour of Pakistan by an overseas team, West Indies played two first-class matches versus Sind at Karachi and a Pakistan XI at Lahore. Both matches were drawn.The West Indies team included George Headley, Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes.The tourists played two matches against an All-Pakistan XI in Lahore and against a Karachi-Sind Combined XI in Karachi. The tourists won the first match by an innings and 177 runs; they won the second match by 6 wickets. Captained by Jock Livingston, who also kept wicket in some games, the team had several well-known players including Frank Worrell, George Tribe, Bill Alley, Cec Pepper, George Dawkes and George Pope.An International XI of county cricketers, most of them English, toured Africa and Asia from January to April 1968, playing one first-class match in Pakistan against a BCCP XI in February, which the International XI won. [5] This was the first ever series win by New Zealand after almost 40 years and 30 consecutive winless series. [6]

1971 to 1985

In 1970, the Ayub Trophy was rebranded as the BCCP Trophy and converted from a knockout tournament to a mini-league format whereby teams qualified for a semi-final stage by winning one of four qualifying groups. The competition's name changed again in 1973 to BCCP Patron's Trophy.The Pentangular Trophy commenced in the 1973–74 season and the Wills Cup, Pakistan's premier limited overs competition, in 1980–81.Australia also played three first-class matches against BCCP Patron's XI at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi; BCCP XI at the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan; and Pakistan Invitation XI at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot. Australia won the first two matches and drew the third.

1986 to 2000

Pakistan won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, beating England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 25 March 1992.

Notable Pakistan players in this period include Javed Miandad, Imran Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq.

2001 to present

Notable Pakistan players in the 21st century include Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammed Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq (cricketer), Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, and Misbah ul Haq.

Administration

The Pakistan Cricket Board governs all official domestic tournaments. Pakistan is also an official member of the International Cricket Council and the Asian Cricket Council. Almost all cities and villages in Pakistan have their own cricket teams and unofficial tournaments. Pakistani children start playing cricket at a young age.

The game is the most popular sport in the country with the tape ball variety of the game being the most common. A tape ball is a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape and is used in playing backyard cricket. This modification of the tennis ball gives it greater weight, speed and distance while still being easier to play with than the conventional cricket ball. The variation was pioneered in Karachi, Pakistan and is credited with Pakistan's famous production of fast bowlers as children are brought up playing the game using a tape ball in which various skills are developed. The increasing popularity of the tape ball in informal, local cricket has transformed the way games are played in cricket-loving nations such as India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh but most famously Pakistan. Such has been the impact of tape ball that in recent years some companies have introduced tennis balls designed to act like cricket balls. [7] These balls are quite popular in South Asia where tape ball cricket is one of the most popular forms of the sport. [8]

National teams

National teams of India

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Pakistan (Men's) Pakistan (Women's)
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Pakistan U-19 (Men's) Pakistan U-19 (Women's)
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Pakistan A Men Pakistan A Women

The Pakistan national cricket team is governed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and is a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Since 1952, the PCB has been affiliated with ICC, the international governing body for world cricket. In 1983, the PCB became one of the founding members of the ACC.

Performance

The following list includes the performance of all of Pakistan's national teams at major competitions.

Men's senior team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2 out of 13 2023 Champions (1992)
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 3 out of 9 2024 Champions (2009)
ICC Champions Trophy 1 out of 8 2017 Champions (2017)
ICC World Test Championship 0 out of 3 2023–25 6th (2019–21)
Asia Cup 5 out of 16 2023 Champions (2000, 2012)
Commonwealth Games 0 out of 1 1998 Group Stage (1998)
Asian Games 0 out of 3 2022 4th (2022)

Women's senior team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 0 out of 12 2022 5th (2009)
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 0 out of 9 2024 1st round (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023)
Women's Asia Cup 2 out of 9 2024 Runners-up (2012, 2016)
Commonwealth Games 0 out of 1 2022 Group Stage (2022)
Asian Games 2 out of 3 2022 Gold Medal (2010, 2014)

Men A team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 4 out of 6 2024 Champions (2019, 2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup)

Women's A team

TournamentFinals
appearance		Last
appearance		Best
performance
ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 0 out of 1 2023 Semi-final (2023)

Men's U-19 team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 5 out of 15 2024 Champions (2004, 2006)
ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 3 out of 11 2024 Champions (2012)

Women's U-19 team

TournamentAppearance in finalsLast
appearance		Best
performance
Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup 0 out of 1 2023 Round 2 (2023)
Under-19 Women's T20 Asia Cup 0 out of 1 2024 Group stage (2024)

Organisation of cricket in modern Pakistan

International cricket

Men's national team

Cricket is considered the most popular sport in Pakistan. After the partition of India in 1947 and the formation of Pakistan, Pakistan played its first official match [9] in 1952 under the captaincy of Abdul Kardar against the republic of India in 1952 registering their first Test victory [10] in Lucknow. [11] Women's cricket developed later in Pakistan with the women's national team playing their first match in 1997.

The national cricket team of Pakistan is governed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) - a permanent member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan national teams regularly participate in international home and away series. In addition, the Pakistan men's national team participates in the following major international tournaments:

Pakistan men's national team has had success on the international stage having a best international ranking of 1st in the Test, ODI and T20I cricket. [12] [ circular reference ] In terms of tournament success:

From 2009 to 2019 Pakistan was unable to host international matches in Pakistan after the terror attack on the touring Sri Lanka cricket team. This decade led to little or no international cricket taking place in Pakistan and Pakistan played its home series in the UAE (specifically Dubai and Abu Dhabi). As the security situation improved, in September 2019, international test cricket returned to Pakistan with the visit of Sri Lanka. By the end of 2022, almost all the leading Test playing nations had toured the country again, the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held in Pakistan.

Women's national team

The Pakistan women's national cricket team has had moderate success on the international stage and is in development. However, the team is regularly ranked in the top 10 in the world. [13] [ circular reference ] Thus far the women's national team has not won an ICC or ACC international tournament.

Domestic cricket

The structure of domestic cricket in Pakistan at the highest level has changed many times since 1947 with the latest restructure being in 2019. [14] Previously domestic cricket operated with departmental, city and regional teams - a set up encouraged by Abdul Hafeez Kardar. [15] Since 1947, the domestic first class cricket system has varied considerably per year with teams ranging from 7 to 26 and tournament matches operating under different formats (often changes occurred every year). With the advent of domestic List A and T20 forms of cricket in the 1970s and 2000s, there has been no consistent set up (as has been noted for first class cricket in Pakistan). Historically, school and club cricket has also suffered due to inconsistencies in top tier domestic cricket. The consistent changes in the domestic structure and the gradual introduction of departmental teams was encouraged as it provided permanent jobs to players. Matches were rarely televised due to lack of quality cricket and lack of interest in departmental cricket. This inconsistent system was widely criticised on the basis of low quality cricket and reduced competition.

In 2019, six regional teams were created on provincial lines. The teams would compete in the principal competitions in all three forms of the game: the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Domestic T20). The PCB's rationale in reducing the number of teams in domestic cricket was to concentrate talent in order to increase competition and improve the quality of cricket. The new structure also consisted of corresponding second XI, under-19, under-16 and under-13 competitions, and live television coverage of top level matches. [16] The restructuring also reorganised district level cricket into a three tier bottom-up system, with 90 city cricket associations supervising school and club cricket at grassroots level, and inter-city tournaments providing a stepping-stone to the six elite regional teams. [17] AFP Sport examines three areas where Babar Azam’s side is struggling [18] The three tier bottom-up system can be summarised as follows [19]

The six regional teams (operated by respective six cricket associations) ensure that the affairs of the associations at city level are regulated. They frame policies that will develop cricket at the grassroots, manage club cricket in collaboration with the 90 city associations and also oversee intra-city competitions. The teams are responsible for revenue generation through sponsorship, marketing and strategic collaborations with business conglomerates. Each of the six regional teams have a chief executive officer and a management committee that has been tasked with supervising all cricketing activities. These changes have been made by the PCB in order to decentralise the administrative body so that it can limit itself to a supervisory role by delegating responsibilities related to the development of the sport to the provincial associations. [17] This tiered structure has been enshrined in the PCB constitution. [20]

An nationwide inter-city franchise T20 tournament, the Pakistan Super League, was inaugurated in 2016. In 2021, a franchise T20 tournament based in Kashmir was launched, titled the Kashmir Premier League.

Men's domestic cricket

First-class competition
Limited overs competitions
Twenty20 competitions

Women's domestic cricket

Limited overs competitions
Twenty20 competitions

Stadiums

Pakistan is home to several cricket stadiums, with the major cricket stadiums by province or territory being as follows:

Name of the stadiumImageLocationCapacityFirst matchLatest match
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore 36,00021 November 195927 April 2024
Multan Cricket Stadium Multan Cricket Stadium in 2020.jpg Multan 35,00029 August 200120 September 2024
National Bank Cricket Arena Karachi 34,32826 February 19553 May 2024
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi cricket stadium 1.jpg Rawalpindi 20,0009 December 199328 October 2024
Southend Club Cricket Stadium Karachi 10,0001 December 199328 May 2022

International competitions hosted

CompetitionEditionWinnerFinalRunners-upPakistan's positionVenuesFinal venueStadium
Men's senior competitions
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1987 Cricket World Cup Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
253/5 (50 overs) – 246/8 (50 overs)
Flag of England.svg  England Semi-finals21 (in 2 countries) Eden Gardens idden gaarddene baaNlaadesh o paakistaaner khelaa 5.jpg
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 1996 Cricket World Cup Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
241/7 (50 overs) – 245/3 (46.2 overs)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Semi-finals26 ( in 3 countries) Gaddafi Stadium Gaddafi stadium lahore.jpg
Asia Cup 2008 Asia Cup Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
273 (49.5 overs) – 173 (39.3 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Super Fours2 (in 2 cities) National Stadium Inside the National Stadium, Karachi 01.jpg
Asia Cup 2023 Asia Cup Flag of India.svg  India
50 (15.2 overs) – 51/0 (6.1 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Super Fours4 (in 2 countries) R. Premadasa Stadium The clouds roll in.jpg
Women's senior competitions
Women's Asia Cup 2005–06 Women's Asia Cup Flag of India.svg  India
269/4 (50 overs) – 172/9 (50 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Group Stage2 (in 1 city) National Stadium Inside the National Stadium, Karachi 01.jpg

Performance in international competitions

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Pakistan

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals

Men's team

ICC World Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship record
YearLeague stageFinal HostFinalFinal Position
PosMatchesDedPCPtsPCT
PWLDT
2019-21 [21] 6/9124530066028643.3 Rose Bowl, Southampton DNQ6th
2021-23 7/914464001686438.09 The Oval, London DNQ7th

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNRSquad
Flag of England.svg 1975 Group Stage5/831200 Squad
Flag of England.svg 1979 Semi-finals3/842200 Squad
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 1983 Semi-finals4/873400 Squad
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 1987 Semi-finals4/875200 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 1992 Champions 1/9106301 Squad
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1996 Quarter-finals6/1264200 Squad
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 1999 Runners-up 2/12106400 Squad
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Kenya.svg 2003 Group Stage10/14 [22] 62301 Squad
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2007 Group Stage10/16 [22] 31200 Squad
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2011 Semi-finals 3/14 [22] 86200 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Quarter-finals6/14 [22] 74300 Squad
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2019 Group Stage5/10 [22] 95301 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2023 Group Stage5/1094500 Squad
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Namibia.svg 2027TBA
Flag of India.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2031
Total13/131 Title89493703

ICC T20 World Cup

T20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNRSquad
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Runners-up 2/1275110 Squad
Flag of England.svg 2009 Champions 1/1275200 Squad
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Semi-finals4/1262400 Squad
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 Semi-finals4/1264200 Squad
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 Super 105/1642200 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2016 Super 107/1641300 Squad
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 Semi-finals3/1665100 Squad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Runners-up 2/1674300 Squad
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2024 Group Stage11/2042110 Squad
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2026 TBA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2028
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Scotland.svg 2030
Total9/91 Title51301920

ICC Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNRSquad
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1998 Quarter-finals5/910100 Squad
Flag of Kenya.svg 2000 Semi-finals3/1121100 Squad
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2002 Group Stage5/12 [22] 21100 Squad
Flag of England.svg 2004 Semi-finals4/12 [22] 32100 Squad
Flag of India.svg 2006 Group Stage8/10 [22] 31200 Squad
Flag of South Africa.svg 2009 Semi-finals3/8 [22] 42200 Squad
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2013 Group Stage8/8 [22] 30300 Squad
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2017 Champions 1/8 [22] 54100 Squad
Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2025 Qualified
Flag of India.svg 2029TBA
Total8/81 Title23111200

Asia Cup

Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1984 Group stage3/320200
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1986 Runners-up2/332100
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1988 Group stage3/431200
Flag of India.svg 1990–91 Did not participate
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1995 Group Stage3/432100
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1997 31101
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2000 Champions1/444000
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2004 Super Fours3/654100
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2008 53200
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2010 Group stage3/431200
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2012 Champions 1/443100
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 Runners-up2/553200
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2016 Group Stage3/542200
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2018 Super Fours3/652300
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2022 Runners-up 2/663300
Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2023 Super Fours4/652201
Flag of India.svg 2025 Qualified
Total15/162 Titles60332502

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPositionPWLTNR
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1998 [23] Group stage7≤/1631101
Total0 Title-31101

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionPWLTNR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 [24] Bronze Medal3/932100
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Did Not Participate
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 [25] Bronze Medal Match4/1431200
Total0 Title-63300

Defunct tournaments

Other/Defunct Tournaments
Australian Tri-Series Asian Test Championship Austral-Asia Cup NatWest Series World Championship of Cricket Nehru Cup

Women's team

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 1973 Team did not exist
Flag of India.svg 1978
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988
Flag of England.svg 1993
Flag of India.svg 1997 Group Stage11/1150500
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2000 Did not participate
Flag of South Africa.svg 2005
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2009 Super Sixes5/872500
Flag of India.svg 2013 Group Stage8/840400
Flag of England.svg 2017 Group Stage8/870700
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2022 Group Stage8/871600
Total5/120 Titles3032700

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

ICC Women's T20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 2009 Group Stage8/830300
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Group Stage8/830300
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 Group Stage7/841300
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 Group Stage8/1062400
Flag of India.svg 2016 Group Stage6/1042200
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2018 Group Stage8/1041300
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2020 Group Stage7/1041201
Flag of South Africa.svg 2023 Group Stage8/1041300
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024 Group Stage8/1041300
Flag of England.svg 2026 TBA
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2028
Total9/90 Titles3692601

ICC Women's Championship

Women's Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWLDTNR
2014-16 Group Stage [26] 7/821714000
2017-20 Group Stage [27] 5/82179104
2022-25 Group Stage [28] 8/1024815002
Total0 Title-662238106

ACC Women's Asia Cup

YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2006 Did not participate
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2005–06 Group Stage3/340400
Flag of India.svg 2006 Group Stage3/340400
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2008 Group Stage3/461500
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2012 Runners-ups2/853200
Flag of Thailand.svg 2016 Runners-ups2/664200
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2018 Group Stage3/653200
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2022 Semi-finals3/775200
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2024 Semi-finals4/842200
Total8/90 Title41182300

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 2022 Silver medal7/830300
Total0 Title-30300

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Champions1/844000
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Champions1/1033000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Semi-finals4/930201
Total3/32 Titles107201

Men's U-19 team

U-19 World Cup Record

YearHostSquadResult
1988 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Squad Runners-up
1998 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Squad 2nd Round
2000 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Squad 3rd place
2002 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Squad 8th place
2004 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Squad Champions
2006 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Squad
2008 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Squad 3rd place
2010 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Squad Runners-up
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Squad 8th place
2014 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Squad Runners-up
2016 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Squad 5th place
2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Squad 3rd place
2020 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Squad
2022 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Squad 5th place
2024 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Squad 3rd place

U-19 Asia Cup Record

YearVenueRound
2012 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Champions
2014 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Runners-up
2016 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 5th Place
2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Runners-up
2018 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 5th Place
2019 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 6th Place
2021 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Semi finalists

2023 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Women's U-19 team

Under-19 Women's World Cup record

Pakistan's U19 Twenty20 World Cup Record
YearResultPos№PldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2023 Super 6–1653200
Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of Thailand.svg 2025 To be determined
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Nepal.svg 2027
Total53200

Under-19 Women's Asia Cup record

Pakistan's Under-19 Twenty20 Asia Cup Record
YearResultPos№PldWLTNR
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2024 Group stage5/6630201
Total30201

Men's A team

ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup

ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionPWLTNR
Flag of Singapore.svg 2013 Runners-up2/853200
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2017 [29] Runners-up2/853110
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 2018 [30] Semi-finals3/842200
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2019 [31] Gold Medal1/855000
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2023 [32] Gold Medal1/854100
Flag of Oman.svg 2024 [33] Semi-finals4/842200
Total2 Title-2819810

Women's A team

ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionPWLTNR
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2023 [34] Semi-finals3/841102
Total0 Title-41102

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