Pakistan at the Men's T20 World Cup

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.

T20 World Cup record

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Semi-finals
Host
T20 World Cup record
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 Qualified
2028 TBD
2030
Total 9/9 1 Title 51 30 19 2 0

Record by opponents

Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Win % First played
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 2021
 Australia 7 3 4 0 0 0 42.86 2007
 Bangladesh 6 6 0 0 0 0 100 2007
 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 2024
 England 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.00 2009
 India 8 1 6 0 1 0 12.50 2007
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 0 100 2009
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 2021
 Netherlands 2 2 0 0 0 0 100 2009
 New Zealand 7 5 2 0 0 0 71.43 2007
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 0 0 100 2007
 South Africa 4 4 0 0 0 0 100 2009
 Sri Lanka 4 2 2 0 0 0 80 2007
 United States 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2024
 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2014
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2022
Total 51 30 19 0 2 0 58.00
Source:[1] Last Updated: 11 June 2024

Tournament results

South Africa 2007

Squad
Results
Group stage (Group D) Super 8s (Group F) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
 Scotland
W by 51 runs
 India
T+L by bowl-out
2  Sri Lanka
W by 33 runs
 Australia
W by 6 wickets
 Bangladesh
W by 4 wickets
1  New Zealand
W by 6 wickets
 India
L by 5 runs
Runners-up
Scorecards

England 2009

Squad
Results
Event Group stage (Group B) Super 8s (Group F) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2009  England
L by 48 runs
 Netherlands
W by 82 runs
2  Sri Lanka
L by 19 runs
 New Zealand
W by 6 wickets
 Ireland
W by 39 runs
2  South Africa
W by 7 runs
 Sri Lanka
W by 8 wickets
Winners
Scorecards

West Indies 2010

Squad
Results
Event Group stage (Group A) Super 8s (Group E) Semifinal Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
2010  Bangladesh
W by 21 runs
 Australia
L by 34 runs
2  England
L by 6 wickets
 New Zealand
L by 1 run
 South Africa
W by 11 runs
2  Australia
L by 3 wickets
Semifinals
Scorecards

Sri Lanka 2012

Squad
Results
Event Group stage (Group D) Super 8s (Group F) Semifinal Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
2012  New Zealand
W by 13 runs
 Bangladesh
W by 8 wickets
1  South Africa
W by 2 wickets
 India
L by 8 wickets
 Australia
W by 32 runs
2  Sri Lanka
L by 16 runs
Semifinals
Scorecards

Bangladesh 2014

Squad
Results
Event Super 10 (Group 2) Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
2014  India
L by 7 wickets
 Australia
W by 16 runs
 Bangladesh
W by 50 runs
 West Indies
L by 84 runs
3 Super 10
Scorecards

India 2016

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

Oman & UAE 2021

Squad and kit

2021 kit

Results
Event Super 12 (Group 2) Semifinal Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
2021  India
W by 10 wickets
 New Zealand
W by 5 wickets
 Afghanistan
W by 5 wickets
 Namibia
W by 45 runs
 Scotland
W by 72 runs
1  Australia
L by 5 wickets
Semifinals
Scorecards

Australia 2022

Squad and kit

2022 kit

Results
Event Super 12 (Group 2) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022  India
L by 4 wickets
 Zimbabwe
L by 1 run
 Netherlands
W by 6 wickets
 South Africa
W by 33 runs (DLS)
 Bangladesh
W by 5 wickets
2  New Zealand
W by 7 wickets
 England
L by 5 wickets
Runners-up
Scorecards

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad and kit

2024 kit

Results
Event Group stage (Group A) Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
2024  United States
T+L by Super over
 India
L by 6 runs
 Canada
W by 7 wickets
 Ireland
W by 3 wickets
3 Group 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).

Matches Player Years
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. Player Runs Average HS 100 50 4s 6s Years
1 Shoaib Malik 646 34.00 57 3 47 17 2007–2021
2 Shahid Afridi 546 18.82 54* 2 49 21 2007–2016
3 Kamran Akmal 524 20.96 73 3 50 16 2007–2014
4 Mohammad Hafeez 511 21.29 64 1 56 11 2007–2021
5 Umar Akmal 486 34.71 94 3 32 19 2010–2016
Last updated: 4 November 2022[22]

Most wickets

Wickets Player BBI Years
39 Shahid Afridi 4/11 2007–2016
36 Saeed Ajmal 4/19 2009–2014
35 Umar Gul 5/6 2007–2014
20 Shadab Khan 4/26 2021–2022
18 Shaheen Afridi 4/22 2021–2022
Last updated: 4 November 2022[23]

See also

References

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