Pakistan national cricket team record by opponent

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 2017, Pakistan have played 410 Test matches; they have won 143 matches, lost 120 matches, and 158 matches were drawn.[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 2017, Pakistan have played 879 ODI matches, winning 464 matches and losing 389; they also tied 8 matches, whilst 18 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 2017, Pakistan have played 115 T20I matches and won 68 of them; 44 were lost and three were tied.[20]

The Pakistan national cricket team against New Zealand during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at The Oval.

As of 2018, Pakistan have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, playing 81 matches against them.[21] Pakistan have registered more wins against New Zealand than any other team, with 24.[21] In ODI matches, Pakistan have played against 18 teams; they have played against Sri Lanka most frequently, with a winning percentage of 59.37 in 148 matches.[22] Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on 85 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs.[22] The team have competed against 17 different teams in T20Is, and have played 15 matches against New Zealand and Sri Lanka each. Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on ten occasions in T20Is.[23] They have lost to England nine times in this format of the game.[23]