| Cricket in Pakistan | |
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 A panorama of theGaddafi Stadium at night | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Governing body | PCB |
| National teams | Pakistan Men Pakistan Women Pakistan U-19 Men Pakistan U-19 Women Pakistan A |
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The history ofcricket inPakistan predates the creation of the country in 1947. The first international cricket match in what is now Pakistan today was held inKarachi on 22 November 1935 betweenSindh andan Australian XI (see Figure 1). The match was seen by 5,000Karachiites. 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] ThePakistan Cricket Board controls all domesticcricket in Pakistan and the national teams. Pakistan is an official member of theInternational Cricket Council and theAsian Cricket Council. Regarded as one of the best and most passionate cricketing nations, Pakistan has won theCricket World Cup in1992,ICC T20 World Cup in2009, theICC Champions Trophy in2017, theICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in2004 and2006, theACC Asia Cup in2000 and2012. Pakistan were runner ups in the1999 Cricket World Cup and2007 and2022 T20 World Cups. Pakistan have also been runner ups in severalAsia Cup editions.
Professional cricket has been played in Pakistan since its formation in1947.Cricket inPakistan has a history predating the creation of the country in 1947. The first ever international cricket match inKarachi was held on 22 November 1935 betweenSindh andan Australian XI. The match was seen by 5,000 Karachiites.[2]Ghulam Mohammad was the captain of teamSind andFrank Tarrant was the captain of Tarrant's team. Following the independence of Pakistan in 1947, cricket in the country developed rapidly and Pakistan was givenTest match status at a meeting of theImperial Cricket Conference atLord's in England on 28 July 1952 following recommendation by India,[3] which, being the successor state of theBritish Raj, did not have to go through such a process. The first captain of the Pakistan national cricket team wasAbdul Hafeez Kardar.
Pakistan's first Test match was played inDelhi in October 1952 as part of a five Test series whichIndia won 2–1. Pakistan made their first tour of England in 1954 and drew the series 1–1 after a victory atThe Oval in which fast bowlerFazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan's first home Test match was against India in January 1955 atBangabandhu National Stadium,Dacca, East Pakistan (nowBangladesh), after which four more Test matches were played inBahawalpur,Lahore,Peshawar andKarachi (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, theIndia-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 theCricket World Cup have resulted in packed stadiums and highly charged atmospheres. The team is well supported at home and abroad, especially in theUnited Kingdom whereBritish 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 againstBritish Indian members of the similar "Bharat Army".
The independent state of Pakistan was established in 1947 following thePartition 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 anad 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, thePunjab v Sind match atLahore marked the start of first-class cricket in Pakistan as an independent country. Later that season, on 6–8 February 1948, thePunjab 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.AnotherPunjab 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 theWest Indies team in November 1948. This was the first tour of Pakistan by an overseas team.ThePakistan national cricket team made its inaugural overseas tour in April 1949 with a visit toCeylon, where the team played two matches againstCeylon inColombo. Pakistan, captained byMohammed 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 aCommonwealth 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. AfterIndia had won the First Test by an innings, Pakistan won the Second Test by an innings thanks toFazal Mahmood who took 5–52 and 7–42. India won the Third Test and the other two were drawn.TheQaid-i-Azam Trophy was launched in the 1953–54 season as Pakistan's national championship. The first winner wasBahawalpur. The outstanding player in the inaugural season was the great opening batsmanHanif 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 versusSind at Karachi and aPakistan XI at Lahore. Both matches were drawn.The West Indies team includedGeorge Headley,Clyde Walcott andEverton 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 byJock Livingston, who also kept wicket in some games, the team had several well-known players includingFrank Worrell,George Tribe,Bill Alley,Cec Pepper,George Dawkes andGeorge Pope.AnInternational 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]
In 1970, theAyub Trophy was rebranded as theBCCP Trophy and converted from aknockout 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 toBCCP Patron's Trophy.The Pentangular Trophy commenced in the 1973–74 season and theWills Cup, Pakistan's premier limited overs competition, in 1980–81.Australia also played three first-class matches against BCCP Patron's XI at thePindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi; BCCP XI at theIbn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan; and Pakistan Invitation XI at theJinnah Stadium, Sialkot. Australia won the first two matches and drew the third.
Pakistan won the1992 Cricket World Cup, beatingEngland by 22 runs in the final at theMelbourne Cricket Ground on 25 March 1992.
Notable Pakistan players in this period includeJaved Miandad,Imran Khan,Inzamam-ul-Haq,Mushtaq Ahmed,Waqar Younis,Wasim Akram andSaqlain Mushtaq.
Pakistan's cricket faced a major setback inMarch 2009, when theSri Lankan team was attacked inLahore, leading to a suspension of international cricket tours in the country for nearly a decade. During this period, Pakistan hosted its international fixtures primarily in theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE), using venues inDubai,Sharjah, andAbu Dhabi as neutral grounds.[7][8]
Efforts to revive international cricket began gradually, with theZimbabwe team's tour in 2015 marking the first major return of a Test nation to Pakistan since 2009. This was followed by visits from theICC World XI (2017),Sri Lanka (2019),South Africa (2021), andAustralia (2022), culminating in the full restoration of home cricket.[9][10][11] By the mid-2020s, Pakistan had fully restored its status as a regular host of international cricket, staging the2023 Asia Cup and the2025 ICC Champions Trophy, and hosting bilateral tours by nearly all ICC full-member nations.[12][13]
Notable Pakistan players in the 21st century includeInzamam-ul-Haq,Younis Khan,Mohammad Yousuf,Abdul Razzaq (cricketer),Saeed Ajmal,Shahid Afridi,Shoaib Akhtar,Umar Gul,Misbah-ul-Haq andBabar Azam.
ThePakistan Cricket Board governs all official domestic tournaments. Pakistan is also an official member of theInternational Cricket Council and theAsian 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 thetape ball variety of the game being the most common. Atape ball is atennis ball wrapped inelectrical tape and is used in playingbackyard cricket. This modification of the tennis ball gives it greater weight, speed and distance while still being easier to play with than the conventionalcricket ball. The variation was pioneered inKarachi,Pakistan and is credited with Pakistan's famous production offast 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 asIndia,Sri Lanka, andBangladesh but most famouslyPakistan. Such has been the impact oftape ball that in recent years some companies have introduced tennis balls designed to act like cricket balls.[14] These balls are quite popular in South Asia wheretape ball cricket is one of the most popular forms of the sport.[15]
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ThePakistan national cricket team is governed by thePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and is a member of theAsian Cricket Council (ACC). Since 1952, the PCB has been affiliated withICC, the international governing body for world cricket. In 1983, the PCB became one of the founding members of the ACC.
The following list includes the performance of all of Pakistan's national teams at major competitions.
| Tournament | Appearance in finals | Last 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) |
| Tournament | Appearance in finals | Last 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) |
| Tournament | Appearance in finals | Last appearance | Best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 4 out of 6 | 2024 | Champions (2019,2023 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup) |
| Tournament | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Best performance |
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| ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup | 0 out of 1 | 2023 | Semi-final (2023) |
| Tournament | Appearance in finals | Last appearance | Best performance |
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| 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) |
| Tournament | Appearance in finals | Last appearance | Best performance |
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| 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) |
Cricket is considered the most popular sport in Pakistan. After thepartition of India in 1947 and the formation of Pakistan, Pakistan played its first official match[16] in 1952 under the captaincy ofAbdul Kardar against therepublic of India in1952 registering their first Test victory[17] inLucknow.[18] Women's cricket developed later in Pakistan with the women's national team playing their first match in1997.
Thenational cricket team of Pakistan is governed by thePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) - a permanent member of theInternational 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 theTest,ODI andT20I cricket.[19][circular reference] In terms of tournament success:
From 2009 to 2019 Pakistan was unable to host international matches in Pakistan after theterror 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 thevisit of Sri Lanka. By the end of 2022, almost all the leading Test playing nations had toured the country again, the 2025ICC Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held in Pakistan.
ThePakistan 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.[20][circular reference] Thus far thewomen's national team has not won anICC orACC international tournament.
The structure of domestic cricket in Pakistan at the highest level has changed many times since 1947 with the latest restructure being in 2019.[21] Previouslydomestic cricket operated with departmental, city and regional teams - a set up encouraged byAbdul Hafeez Kardar.[22] Since 1947, thedomestic 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 domesticList A andT20 forms of cricket in the 1970s and 2000s, there has been no consistent set up (as has been noted forfirst 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: theQuaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class),Pakistan Cup (List A) andNational T20 Cup (DomesticT20). 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.[23] 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.[24] AFP Sport examines three areas where Babar Azam’s side is struggling[25] The three tier bottom-up system can be summarised as follows[26]
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 thePCB 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.[24] This tiered structure has been enshrined in thePCB constitution.[27]
An nationwide inter-city franchise T20 tournament, thePakistan Super League, was inaugurated in2016. In 2021, a franchise T20 tournament based inKashmir was launched, titled theKashmir Premier League.
Pakistan is home to several cricket stadiums, with the major cricket stadiums by province or territory being as follows:
| Name of the stadium | Image | Location | Capacity | First match | Latest match |
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| Gaddafi Stadium | Lahore | 36,000 | 21 November 1959 | 27 April 2024 | |
| Multan Cricket Stadium |  | Multan | 35,000 | 29 August 2001 | 20 September 2024 |
| National Bank Cricket Arena | Karachi | 34,328 | 26 February 1955 | 3 May 2024 | |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Rawalpindi | 20,000 | 9 December 1993 | 28 October 2024 | |
| Southend Club Cricket Stadium | Karachi | 10,000 | 1 December 1993 | 28 May 2022 |
| Competition | Edition | Winner | Final | Runners-up | Pakistan's position | Venues | Final venue | Stadium | |
| Men's senior competitions | |||||||||
| ICC Men's Cricket World Cup | 1987 Cricket World Cup |  Australia | 253/5 (50 overs) – 246/8 (50 overs) |  England | Semi-finals | 21 (in 2 countries) | Eden Gardens |  | |
| ICC Men's Cricket World Cup | 1996 Cricket World Cup |  Sri Lanka | 241/7 (50 overs) – 245/3 (46.2 overs) | Australia | Semi-finals | 26 ( in 3 countries) | Gaddafi Stadium |  | |
| Asia Cup | 2008 Asia Cup | Sri Lanka | 273 (49.5 overs) – 173 (39.3 overs) |  India | Super Fours | 2 (in 2 cities) | National Stadium |  | |
| Asia Cup | 2023 Asia Cup | India | 50 (15.2 overs) – 51/0 (6.1 overs) | Sri Lanka | Super Fours | 4 (in 2 countries) | R. Premadasa Stadium |  | |
| ICC Champions Trophy | 2025 ICC Champions Trophy | India | 251/7 (50 overs) - 254/6 (49 overs) | New Zealand | Group Stage | 4 (in 2 countries) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | File:Dubai Stadium 2019.jpg | |
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| Women's Asia Cup | 2005–06 Women's Asia Cup | India | 269/4 (50 overs) – 172/9 (50 overs) | Sri Lanka | Group Stage | 2 (in 1 city) | National Stadium | | |
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| 2019-21[28] | 6/9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 660 | 286 | 43.3 | Rose Bowl,Southampton | DNQ | 6th | |||||
| 2021-23 | 7/9 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 64 | 38.09 | The Oval,London | DNQ | 7th | |||||
| World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | Squad |
| 1975 | Group Stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 1979 | Semi-finals | 3/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
 1983 | Semi-finals | 4/8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
 1987 | Semi-finals | 4/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
 1992 | Champions | 1/9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Squad |
| 1996 | Quarter-finals | 6/12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
   1999 | Runners-up | 2/12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
   2003 | Group Stage | 10/14[29] | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Squad |
 2007 | Group Stage | 10/16[29] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
 2011 | Semi-finals | 3/14[29] | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 6/14[29] | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2019 | Group Stage | 5/10[29] | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Squad |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 5/10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
 2027 | TBA | |||||||
| 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | 13/13 | 1 Title | 89 | 49 | 37 | 0 | 3 | |
| T20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | Squad |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Squad |
| 2009 | Champions | 1/12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2010 | Semi-finals | 4/12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2012 | Semi-finals | 4/12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2014 | Super 10 | 5/16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2016 | Super 10 | 7/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
  2021 | Semi-finals | 3/16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2/16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
 2024 | Group Stage | 11/20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Squad |
| 2026 | TBA | |||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| 2030 | ||||||||
| Total | 9/9 | 1 Title | 51 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Champions Trophy record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | Squad |
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | 5/9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2000 | Semi-finals | 3/11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2002 | Group Stage | 5/12[29] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2004 | Semi-finals | 4/12[29] | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2006 | Group Stage | 8/10[29] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 3/8[29] | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2013 | Group Stage | 8/8[29] | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2017 | Champions | 1/8[29] | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Squad |
| 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
| 2029 | TBA | |||||||
| Total | 8/8 | 1 Title | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asia Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1984 | Group stage | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | Runners-up | 2/3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Group stage | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 1995 | Group Stage | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | Champions | 1/4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Super Fours | 3/6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Group stage | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Champions | 1/4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 2/5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Super Fours | 3/6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2/6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Super Fours | 4/6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 15/16 | 2 Titles | 60 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | T | NR | ||
 1998[30] | Group stage | 7≤/16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 Title | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | T | NR | ||
 2010[31] | Bronze Medal | 3/9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
 2014 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| 2022[32] | Bronze Medal Match | 4/14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 Title | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other/DefunctTournaments | |||||
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| Australian Tri-Series | Asian Test Championship | Austral-Asia Cup | NatWest Series | World Championship of Cricket | Nehru Cup |
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| Women's Cricket World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1973 | Team did not exist | ||||||
| 1978 | |||||||
| 1982 | |||||||
| 1988 | |||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| 1997 | Group Stage | 11/11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2009 | Super Sixes | 5/8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Group Stage | 8/8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 8/8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Group Stage | 8/8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5/12 | 0 Titles | 30 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2009 | Group Stage | 8/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Group Stage | 8/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Group Stage | 7/8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Group Stage | 8/10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 6/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Group Stage | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Group Stage | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | TBA | |||||||
| 2028 | ||||||||
| Total | 9/9 | 0 Titles | 36 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | |
| Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | D | T | NR | |
| 2014-16 | Group Stage[33] | 7/8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017-20 | Group Stage[34] | 5/8 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022-25 | Group Stage[35] | 8/10 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 0 Title | - | 66 | 22 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2006 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Group Stage | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Group Stage | 3/3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Group Stage | 3/4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Runners-ups | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2016 | Runners-ups | 2/6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 3/6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 3/7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Semi-finals | 4/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8/9 | 0 Title | 41 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | ||
| 2022 | Silver medal | 7/8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 Title | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2010 | Champions | 1/8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Champions | 1/10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Semi-finals | 4/9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 2 Titles | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Year | Host | Squad | Result |
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| 1988 | Australia | Squad | Runners-up |
| 1998 | South Africa | Squad | 2nd Round |
| 2000 | Sri Lanka | Squad | 3rd place |
| 2002 | New Zealand | Squad | 8th place |
| 2004 | Bangladesh | Squad | Champions |
| 2006 | Sri Lanka | Squad | |
| 2008 | Malaysia | Squad | 3rd place |
| 2010 | New Zealand | Squad | Runners-up |
| 2012 | Australia | Squad | 8th place |
| 2014 | UAE | Squad | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Bangladesh | Squad | 5th place |
| 2018 | New Zealand | Squad | 3rd place |
| 2020 | South Africa | Squad | |
| 2022 | West Indies | Squad | 5th place |
| 2024 | South Africa | Squad | 3rd place |
| Year | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pakistan | Champions |
| 2014 | United Arab Emirates | Runners-up |
| 2016 | Sri Lanka | 5th Place |
| 2017 | Malaysia | Runners-up |
| 2018 | Bangladesh | 5th Place |
| 2019 | Sri Lanka | 6th Place |
| 2021 | United Arab Emirates | Semi finalists |
| 2023 | United Arab Emirates |
| Pakistan's U19 Twenty20 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Super 6 | – | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
 2027 | ||||||||
| Total | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan's Under-19 Twenty20 Asia Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2024 | Group stage | 5/6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | T | NR | ||
 2013 | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017[36] | Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018[37] | Semi-finals | 3/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019[38] | Gold Medal | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023[39] | Gold Medal | 1/8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024[40] | Semi-finals | 4/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 Title | - | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | P | W | L | T | NR | ||
 2023[41] | Semi-finals | 3/8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 0 Title | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
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