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 September 2022[update] , Pakistan have played 438 Test matches; they have won 145 matches, lost 137 matches, and 164 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 September 2022[update] , Pakistan have played 945 ODI matches, winning 498 matches and losing 418; they also tied 9 matches, whilst 20 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 September 2022[update] , Pakistan have played 200 T20I matches and won 122 of them; 70 were lost and 3 were tied whilst 7 ended in no result .[20]
The Pakistan national cricket team against New Zealand during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval . As of September 2022[update] , Pakistan have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, playing 86 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 18 teams; they have played against Sri Lanka most frequently, with a winning percentage of 61.25 in 148 matches.[22] Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on 92 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.[22] The team have competed against 18 different teams (including World XI ) in T20Is, and have played 25 matches against New Zealand and 21 against Sri Lanka. Pakistan have defeated New Zealand on 15 occasions and Sri Lanka on 13 occasions in T20Is.[23] They have lost to England nine times in this format of the game.[23]
Key .
M – Number of matches playedW – Number of matches wonL – Number of matches lostT – 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 OverWin% – 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 countryLast – Year of the last match played by Pakistan against the country
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