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 May 2026 , Pakistan have played 469 Test matches; they have won 152 matches, lost 151 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 June 2026 , Pakistan have played 1003 ODI matches, winning 529 matches and losing 443; they also tied 9 matches, whilst 22 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 February 2026 , Pakistan have played 299 T20I matches and won 172 of them; 114 were lost and 4 were tied whilst 9 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 60 in 160 matches.[ 22] Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on 96 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 50 matches against New Zealand and 31 against Sri Lanka. Pakistan have defeated New Zealand on 24 occasions and Sri Lanka on 18 occasions in T20Is.[ 23] They have lost to New Zealand 23 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
Notes
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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