Pakistan National Cricket Team (2026)
The Pakistan National Cricket Team represents Pakistan in men's international cricket. The Pakistan cricket team is also known as the Men in Green. They are governed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The Pakistan Cricket Team is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all three formats. One of the major cricketing nations, Pakistan has won one ODI World Cup and one T20 World Cup so far.
Pakistan National Cricket Team Bio
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Full Name |
Pakistan National Cricket Team |
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Nickname |
Men In Green |
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Founded |
1952 |
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Team Owner |
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) |
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Chairman |
Mohsin Naqvi |
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Head Coach |
Mike Hesson |
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Bowling Coach |
Ashley Noffke |
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Batting Coach |
Hanif Malik |
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Captain (s) |
Salman Ali Agha (ODI), Agha Salman (T20I), Shan Masood (Test) |
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Website & Social Media |
Facebook: Pakistan Team |
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Instagram: Pakistan Cricket |
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Twitter: Pakistan Cricket |
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Website: https://www.pcb.com.pk/ |
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Email Address |
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Full Address |
Gaddafi Stadium, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: +92 42 35717231-4 Fax: +92 42 35711860 & +92 42 35870671 |
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Net Worth (2023-24) |
$55 million (₹4,588,479,775.00) |
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Sponsors |
Pepsi, HBL, Cool & Cool, TUC biscuits & Brighto Paints |
Pakistan National Cricket Team History:
- The first-ever international cricket match in current-day Pakistan took place in Karachi on November 22, 1935. The match was played between Sindh and the Australian team.
- Five years after gaining independence, Pakistan received Test match status on July 28, 1952, at the Imperial Cricket Conference. Abdul Hafeez Kardar became the first captain of the Pakistan national cricket team.
- Pakistan played their first Test against India in October 1952. The first home Test match against India was played in January 1955 in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
- Pakistan won their first-ever ODI World Cup in 1992 under the captaincy of Imran Khan. They have not won the World Cup since.
Pakistan Cricket ODI Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NO |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
56 |
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Agha Salman |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
– |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
39 |
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Haris Rauf |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
97 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat |
26 |
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Faheem Ahsraf |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm medium |
41 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
27 |
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Mohammad Nawaz |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
13 |
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Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: – |
16 |
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Mohammad Wasim |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
74 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
71 |
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Ihsanullah |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
52 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
94 |
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Usama Mir |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
24 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
57 |
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Hasan Ali |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
32 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
95 |
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Mohammad Haris |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
21 |
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Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Slow |
59 |
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Shadab Khan |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
29 |
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Shaheen Shah Afridi (Captain) |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
10 |
Pakistan Cricket T20 Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSEY NO |
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Babar Azam |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
56 |
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Fakhar Zaman |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
39 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
97 |
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Mohammad Nawaz |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
13 |
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Abdullah Shafique |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak |
57 |
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Mohammad Rizwan |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: – |
16 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
74 |
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Naseem Shah |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
71 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm medium |
41 |
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Salman Agha (Captain) |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Off-break |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
– |
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Asif Ali |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
45 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
46 |
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Usman Khan |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Khushdil Shah |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
72 |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
7 |
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Shaheen Shah Afridi |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
10 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
– |
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Zaman Khan |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
27 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
55 |
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Azam Khan |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
77 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
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Haseebullah Khan |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Left-hand bat |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium |
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Imad Wasim |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
9 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
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Omair Yousuf |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
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Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
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Abrar Ahmed |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat |
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Saim Ayub |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break, Right arm Fast medium |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Off-break |
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Tayyab Tahir |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Legbreak |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak |
24 |
Pakistan Test Cricket Squad
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PLAYER NAME |
ROLE |
STYLE |
JERSY NO |
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Aamer Jamal |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium Fast |
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Babar Azam |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
56 |
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Abdullah Shafique |
Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
57 |
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Imam-ul-Haq |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: – |
26 |
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Naseem Shah |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm Fast |
71 |
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Batter |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break, Right arm Fast medium |
86 |
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Haris Rauf |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Fast |
97 |
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Saud Shakeel |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Slow |
59 |
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Mohammad Rizwan |
Wicketkeeper |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: |
16 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
49 |
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Hasan Ali |
Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
32 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox |
7 |
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Sajid Khan |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
68 |
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Shaheen Shah Afridi |
Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast |
10 |
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Faheem Ashraf |
Allrounder |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium |
41 |
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Shan Masood (Captain) |
Batter |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast |
94 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly |
40 |
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Agha Salman |
Allrounder |
Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break |
67 |
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Bowler |
Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Medium |
39 |
Pakistan National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record
Pakistan has appeared in all the 13 editions of the World Cup so far. After the group stage exit in the inaugural edition, they qualified for the semifinal in the next three editions before winning the fifth edition. Since then, they have not won the World Cup and have appeared in the final just once.
Pakistan Cricket Team’s Trophy in ICC Event and Asia Cup
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Tournament |
Best Result |
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ICC Cricket World Cup |
Champions (1992) |
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ICC T20 World Cup |
Champions (2009) |
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ICC Champions Trophy |
Champions (2017) |
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Asia Cup |
Champions (2000,2012) |
Major Cricket Stadiums of Pakistan
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Stadium Name |
Location |
Capacity |
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
Lahore, Punjab |
27,000 |
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National Stadium, Karachi |
Karachi, Sindh |
34,328 |
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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
Rawalpindi, Punjab |
18,000 |
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Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar |
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
35,000 |
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Multan Cricket Stadium |
Multan, Punjab |
35,000 |
Most Runs for Pakistan in Test Cricket
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | Average | 100 | 50 | Period |
| Younis Khan | 10,099 | 118 | 213 | 52.05 | 34 | 33 | 2000-2017 |
| Javed Miandad | 8,832 | 124 | 189 | 52.57 | 23 | 43 | 1976-1993 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 8,829 | 119 | 198 | 50.16 | 25 | 46 | 1992-2007 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 7,530 | 90 | 156 | 52.29 | 24 | 33 | 1998-2010 |
| Azhar Ali | 7,142 | 97 | 180 | 42.26 | 19 | 35 | 2010-2022 |
| Saleem Malik | 5,768 | 103 | 154 | 43.69 | 15 | 29 | 1982-1999 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 5,222 | 75 | 132 | 46.62 | 10 | 39 | 2001-2017 |
| Zaheer Abbas | 5,062 | 78 | 124 | 44.79 | 12 | 20 | 1969-1985 |
| Asad Shafiq | 4,660 | 77 | 128 | 38.19 | 12 | 27 | 2010-2020 |
| Babar Azam | 4,366 | 61 | 112 | 42.38 | 9 |
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2016-2025 |
Most Runs for Pakistan in ODI Cricket
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | Average | 100 | 50 | Period |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 11,701 | 375 | 348 | 39.53 | 10 | 83 | 1991-2007 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 9,554 | 281 | 267 | 42.08 | 15 | 62 | 1998-2010 |
| Saeed Anwar | 8,824 | 247 | 244 | 39.21 | 20 | 43 | 1989-2003 |
| Shahid Afridi | 8,027 | 393 | 364 | 23.81 | 6 | 39 | 1996-2015 |
| Shoaib Malik | 7,534 | 287 | 258 | 34.55 | 9 | 44 | 1999-2019 |
| Javed Miandad | 7,381 | 233 | 218 | 41.70 | 8 | 50 | 1975-1996 |
| Younis Khan | 7,249 | 265 | 255 | 31.24 | 7 | 48 | 2000-2015 |
| Saleem Malik | 7,170 | 283 | 256 | 32.88 | 5 | 47 | 1982-1999 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 6,614 | 218 | 216 | 32.90 | 11 | 38 | 2003-2019 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | 6,564 | 250 | 232 | 32.33 | 10 | 37 | 1986-2000 |
Most Runs for Pakistan in T20I Cricket
| Player | Runs | Matches | Innings | Average | 100 | 50 | Period |
| Babar Azam | 4,429 | 136 | 129 | 39.54 | 3 | 38 | 2016-2025 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 3,414 | 106 | 93 | 47.41 | 1 | 30 | 2015-2024 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 2,514 | 119 | 108 | 26.46 | - | 14 | 2006-2021 |
| Shoaib Malik | 2,423 | 123 | 110 | 31.46 | - | 9 | 2006-2021 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 2,365 | 115 | 106 | 23.65 | - | 13 | 2017-2026 |
| Umar Akmal | 1,690 | 84 | 79 | 26.00 | - | 8 | 2009-2019 |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 1,471 | 59 | 59 | 25.80 | 1 | 7 | 2009-2019 |
| Shahid Afridi | 1,405 | 98 | 90 | 18.01 | - | 4 | 2006-2016 |
| Saim Ayub | 1,109 | 58 | 56 | 20.92 | - | 5 | 2023-2026 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 998 | 66 | 55 | 24.34 | - | 4 | 2016-2024 |
Most Wickets for Pakistan in Test Cricket
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Average | SR | 4 WI | 5 WI | 10 WI | Period |
| Wasim Akram | 414 | 104 | 181 | 23.62 | 54.65 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 1985-2002 |
| Waqar Younis | 373 | 87 | 154 | 23.56 | 43.49 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1989-2003 |
| Imran Khan | 362 | 88 | 142 | 22.81 | 53.75 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 1971-1992 |
| Danish Kaneria | 261 | 61 | 112 | 34.79 | 67.80 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2000-2010 |
| Yasir Shah | 244 | 48 | 89 | 31.38 | 58.42 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 2014-2022 |
| Abdul Qadir | 236 | 67 | 111 | 32.80 | 72.56 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1977-1990 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 208 | 49 | 86 | 29.83 | 67.64 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1995-2004 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 185 | 52 | 89 | 32.97 | 67.74 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1990-2003 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 178 | 46 | 82 | 25.69 | 45.74 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1997-2007 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 178 | 35 | 67 | 28.10 | 65.12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2009-2014 |
Most Wickets for Pakistan in ODI
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Average | SR | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Wasim Akram | 502 | 356 | 351 | 23.52 | 36.22 | 17 | 6 | 1984-2003 |
| Waqar Younis | 416 | 262 | 258 | 23.84 | 30.52 | 14 | 13 | 1989-2003 |
| Shahid Afridi | 393 | 393 | 369 | 34.53 | 44.78 | 4 | 9 | 1996-2015 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 288 | 169 | 165 | 21.78 | 30.45 | 11 | 6 | 1995-2003 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 268 | 261 | 250 | 31.53 | 40.48 | 8 | 3 | 1996-2011 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 241 | 158 | 157 | 24.70 | 31.15 | 6 | 4 | 1998-2011 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 184 | 113 | 112 | 22.72 | 32.60 | 6 | 2 | 2008-2015 |
| Imran Khan | 182 | 175 | 153 | 26.61 | 40.99 | 3 | 1 | 1974-1992 |
| Aaqib Javed | 182 | 163 | 159 | 31.43 | 44.02 | 2 | 4 | 1988-1998 |
| Umar Gul | 179 | 130 | 128 | 29.34 | 33.87 | 4 | 2 | 2003-2016 |
Most Wickets for Pakistan in T20I
| Player | Wickets | Matches | Innings | Average | SR | 4 WI | 5 WI | Period |
| Haris Rauf | 133 | 94 | 92 | 21.10 | 15.10 | 5 | - | 2020-2025 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 126 | 96 | 96 | 21.26 | 16.54 | 2 | - | 2018-2025 |
| Shadab Khan | 114 | 114 | 106 | 24.33 | 19.79 | 3 | - | 2017-2026 |
| Shahid Afridi | 97 | 98 | 96 | 24.35 | 22.10 | 3 | - | 2006-2016 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 87 | 88 | 83 | 21.82 | 18.16 | - | 1 | 2016-2026 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 85 | 64 | 63 | 17.83 | 16.82 | 4 | - | 2009-2015 |
| Umar Gul | 85 | 60 | 60 | 16.97 | 14.15 | 4 | 2 | 2007-2016 |
| Imad Wasim | 73 | 75 | 74 | 21.75 | 21.04 | 1 | 1 | 2015-2024 |
| Hasan Ali | 72 | 57 | 56 | 23.30 | 16.04 | 1 | 1 | 2016-2025 |
| Mohammad Amir | 71 | 62 | 61 | 21.94 | 18.60 | 1 | - | 2009-2024 |
COMPLETED / Super 8 Group 2 (Y2 v Y3) / R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama
Match Abandoned
COMPLETED / 12th Match, Group A / Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
190/9 (20 ov)
158/8 (20 ov)
Pakistan won by 32 runs
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Iqbal Stadium
144/3 (25.1 ov)
143/10 (37.5 ov)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Iqbal Stadium
269/9 (50 ov)
270/2 (40.1 ov)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Iqbal Stadium
264/8 (49.4 ov)
263/10 (49.1 ov)
Pakistan won by 2 wickets
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Gaddafi Stadium
140/6 (19 ov)
139/9 (20 ov)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Gaddafi Stadium
112/1 (13.1 ov)
110/10 (19.2 ov)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
139/10 (18.1 ov)
194/9 (20 ov)
South Africa won by 55 runs
COMPLETED / 2nd Test / Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
333/10 (113.4 ov)
404/10 (119.3 ov)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Match, Group A / Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
148/7 (19.3 ov)
147/10 (19.5 ov)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Gaddafi Stadium
378/10 (110.4 ov)
269/10 (84 ov)
Pakistan won by 93 runs
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