Pakistan at the Men's T20 World Cup

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The Pakistan national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team has qualified for all the nine editions of the tournament, and were the champions of the second edition of the T20 World Cup in 2009, after defeating Sri Lanka in the final. Besides this victory, they have been the runners-up twice in 2007 and 2022, losing to India and England respectively. Pakistan have reached the semifinals in 2010, 2012 and 2021.

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T20 World Cup record

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals
Host
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 Qualified
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2028 TBD
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Scotland.svg 2030
Total9/91 Title51301920

Record by opponents

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRWin %First played
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1100001002021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 73400042.862007
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 6600001002007
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1100001002024
Flag of England.svg  England 3030000.002009
Flag of India.svg  India 81601012.502007
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 2200001002009
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1100001002021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2200001002009
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 75200071.432007
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2200001002007
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4400001002009
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 422000802007
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1000100.002024
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1010000.002014
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1010000.002022
Total51301902058.00
Source: [1] Last Updated: 11 June 2024

Tournament results

South Africa 2007

Squad
Results
Group stage (Group D)Super 8s (Group F)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W by 51 runs
Flag of India.svg  India
T+L by bowl-out
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
W by 33 runs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W by 6 wickets
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 4 wickets
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W by 6 wickets
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 5 runs
Runners-up
Scorecards

England 2009

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group B)Super 8s (Group F)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2009 Flag of England.svg  England
L by 48 runs
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W by 82 runs
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 19 runs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W by 6 wickets
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
W by 39 runs
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W by 7 runs
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
W by 8 wickets
Winners
Scorecards

West Indies 2010

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group A)Super 8s (Group E)SemifinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
2010 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 21 runs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 34 runs
2Flag of England.svg  England
L by 6 wickets
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 1 run
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W by 11 runs
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 3 wickets
Semifinals
Scorecards

Sri Lanka 2012

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group D)Super 8s (Group F)SemifinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
2012 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W by 13 runs
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 8 wickets
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W by 2 wickets
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 8 wickets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W by 32 runs
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 16 runs
Semifinals
Scorecards

Bangladesh 2014

Squad
Results
EventSuper 10 (Group 2)Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
2014 Flag of India.svg  India
L by 7 wickets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
W by 16 runs
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 50 runs
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
L by 84 runs
3Super 10
Scorecards

India 2016

Squad
Results
EventSuper 10 (Group 2)Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
2016 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 55 runs
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 6 wickets
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 22 runs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 21 runs
4Super 10
Scorecards

Oman & UAE 2021

Squad and kit
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Kit left arm.svg
Kit body pak t20wc 21.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm lightgold border.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit trousers long.png

2021 kit

Results
EventSuper 12 (Group 2)SemifinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
2021 Flag of India.svg  India
W by 10 wickets
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W by 5 wickets
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
W by 5 wickets
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
W by 45 runs
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W by 72 runs
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 5 wickets
Semifinals
Scorecards

Australia 2022

Squad and kit
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body Pakistan T20 2022.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit trousers long.png

2022 kit

Results
EventSuper 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022 Flag of India.svg  India
L by 4 wickets
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
L by 1 run
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W by 6 wickets
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
W by 33 runs (DLS)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 5 wickets
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W by 7 wickets
Flag of England.svg  England
L by 5 wickets
Runners-up
Scorecards

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad and kit
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body pak t20wc 24.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit trousers long.png

2024 kit

Results
EventGroup stage (Group A)Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
2024 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
T+L by Super over
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 6 runs
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
W by 7 wickets
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
W by 3 wickets
3Group Stage
Scorecards

Records and statistics

Most appearances

This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Shahid Afridi has played the most matches(34), Babar Azam has captained the team most times(13).

MatchesPlayerYears
34 Shahid Afridi 2007-2016
Shoaib Malik 2007-2021
30 Kamran Akmal 2007-2014
Mohammad Hafeez 2007-2021
24 Umar Gul 2007-2014
Last updated: 4 November 2022 [21]

Most runs

No.PlayerRunsAverageHS100504s6sYears
1 Shoaib Malik 64634.0057347172007–2021
2 Shahid Afridi 54618.8254* 249212007–2016
3 Kamran Akmal 52420.9673350162007–2014
4 Mohammad Hafeez 51121.2964156112007–2021
5 Umar Akmal 48634.7194332192010–2016
Last updated: 4 November 2022 [22]

Most wickets

WicketsPlayerBBIYears
39 Shahid Afridi 4/112007–2016
36 Saeed Ajmal 4/192009–2014
35 Umar Gul 5/62007–2014
20 Shadab Khan 4/262021–2022
18 Shaheen Afridi 4/222021–2022
Last updated: 4 November 2022 [23]

See also

References

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