Pakistan at the Men's T20 World Cup
History of Pakistan national team at T20 World Cup
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The Pakistan national cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The team has qualified for all ten 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
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals | |
| Host |
| T20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T+L | NR | Squad |
| Runners-up | 2/12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Squad | |
| Champions | 1/12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad | |
| Semi-finals | 4/12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Squad | |
| Semi-finals | 4/12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad | |
| Super 10 | 5/16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Squad | |
| Super 10 | 7/16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Squad | |
| Semi-finals | 3/16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Squad | |
| Runners-up | 2/16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Squad | |
| Group Stage | 11/20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Squad | |
| Super 8 | 5/20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Squad | |
| TBD | ||||||||
| Total | 10/10 | 1 Title | 58 | 34 | 21 | 2 | 1 | |
Record by opponents
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | 2007 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2007 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.11 | 2007 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2009 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2021 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2009 | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.5 | 2007 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2007 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2009 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 2007 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 2026 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2014 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2022 | |
| Total | 58 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58.62 | N/a |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 28 February 2026 | ||||||||
Tournament results
South Africa 2007
- Squad
- Results
| Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |
W by 51 runs |
T+L by bowl-out |
2 | W by 33 runs |
W by 6 wickets |
W by 4 wickets |
1 | W by 6 wickets |
L by 5 runs |
Runners-up |
- Scorecards
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England 2009
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2009 | L by 48 runs |
W by 82 runs |
2 | L by 19 runs |
W by 6 wickets |
W by 39 runs |
2 | W by 7 runs |
W by 8 wickets |
Winners |
- Scorecards
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West Indies 2010
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result | ||
| 2010 | W by 21 runs |
L by 34 runs |
2 | L by 6 wickets |
L by 1 run |
W by 11 runs |
2 | L by 3 wickets |
Semifinals |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A) | ||||||||||||||
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Super 8 (Group E) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Sri Lanka 2012
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result | ||
| 2012 | W by 13 runs |
W by 8 wickets |
1 | W by 2 wickets |
L by 8 wickets |
W by 32 runs |
2 | L by 16 runs |
Semifinals |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group D) | ||||||||||||||
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Super 8 (Group F) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Bangladesh 2014
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Super 10 (Group 2) | Overall Result | ||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| 2014 | L by 7 wickets |
W by 16 runs |
W by 50 runs |
L by 84 runs |
3 | Super 10 |
- Scorecards
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India 2016
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Super 10 (Group 2) | Overall Result | ||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| 2016 | W by 55 runs |
L by 6 wickets |
L by 22 runs |
L by 21 runs |
4 | Super 10 |
- Scorecards
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Oman & UAE 2021
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result | ||
| 2021 | W by 10 wickets |
W by 5 wickets |
W by 5 wickets |
W by 45 runs |
W by 72 runs |
1 | L by 5 wickets |
Semifinals |
- Scorecards
Super 12 (Group 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia 2022
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | Super 12 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2022 | L by 4 wickets |
L by 1 run |
W by 6 wickets |
W by 33 runs (DLS) |
W by 5 wickets |
2 | W by 7 wickets |
L by 5 wickets |
Runners-up |
- Scorecards
Super 12 (Group 2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States & West Indies 2024
- Squad and kit
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2024 kit |
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Overall Result | ||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| 2024 | T+L by Super over |
L by 6 runs |
W by 7 wickets |
W by 3 wickets |
3 | Group Stage |
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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India & Sri Lanka 2026
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Super 8 | Overall Result | |||||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||||
Won by 3 wickets |
Won by 32 runs |
Lost by 61 runs |
Won by 102 runs |
2 | No result |
Lost by 2 wickets |
Won by 5 runs |
3 | Super 8 | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
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Records and statistics
Most appearances
This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik has played the most matches(34), Babar Azam has captained the team most times(13).
| Matches | Player | Years | ||||
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| 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[48] | ||||||
Most runs
| No. | Player | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoaib Malik | 646 | 34.00 | 57 | N/a | 3 | 47 | 17 | 2007–2021 |
| 2 | Babar Azam | 640 | 33.68 | 70 | N/a | 5 | 56 | 9 | 2021–2026 |
| 3 | Mohammad Rizwan | 566 | 40.42 | 79* | N/a | 5 | 43 | 18 | 2021–2024 |
| 4 | Shahid Afridi | 546 | 18.82 | 54* | N/a | 2 | 49 | 21 | 2007–2016 |
| 5 | Kamran Akmal | 524 | 20.96 | 73 | N/a | 3 | 50 | 16 | 2007–2014 |
| Last updated: 24 February 2026[49] | |||||||||
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | BBI | Years | |||
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| 39 | Shahid Afridi | 4/11 | 2007–2016 | |||
| 36 | Saeed Ajmal | 4/19 | 2009–2014 | |||
| 35 | Umar Gul | 5/6 | 2007–2014 | |||
| 30 | Shaheen Afridi | 4/22 | 2021–2026 | |||
| 25 | Shadab Khan | 4/26 | 2021–2026 | |||
| Last updated: 24 February 2026[50] | ||||||