Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Pakistan obtained Full Member status of the ICC in 1952, becoming the seventh nation eligible to play Test cricket. The Pakistan national cricket team played their first Test match on 16 October 1952 against India which they lost by an innings and 70 runs. They recorded their first victory in their second ever match against India on 23 October 1952. Since then, they have played 470 matches, against every other Test-playing nation. , Pakistan is the fourth-most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 32.34
Top order batsman and former captain Younis Khan holds several Pakistan batting records. He has scored the most runs (10,099) for Pakistan in Test cricket – the first and only player to score over 10,000 runs in the format for his country. He is the record holder for the highest number of centuries (34) as well as the highest number of double centuries (six with Javed Miandad) for Pakistan. Hanif Mohammad's 337 runs against the West Indies in 1958 is the highest individual score by a Pakistani cricketer, surpassing the previous best of 209 by Imtiaz Ahmed, which was established in 1955. It is also the eighth-highest individual score in Test cricket. Hanif Mohammad (337), Inzamam-ul-Haq (329), Younis Khan (313) and Azhar Ali (302 not out) are the only Pakistani players who have scored triple centuries.
Wasim Akram, regarded as "one of the greatest left-arm bowlers in the history of world cricket", holds several Test records. He holds the record for the most Test wickets (414) as well as the record for the most five wickets per innings (25) for Pakistan. Akram also holds the record of highest individual score batting at number 8 (257 not out) in Test cricket. This feat was achieved in 1996 playing against Zimbabwe. Abdul Qadir's nine wickets for 56 runs, against England at Gaddafi Stadium in 1987, is the best bowling figures in an innings by a Pakistani bowler. 14 wickets for 116 runs by Imran Khan against Sri Lanka in 1982 at the same ground is the best bowling performance in a Test by a Pakistani player. He also holds the record for best bowling average for Pakistan with 22.81. Younis Khan took 139 catches from 118 matches as fielder, the most by a Pakistani and twelfth-highest overall. Wasim Bari is Pakistan's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 228 dismissals; he is eleventh in the list of most dismissals in Test cricket.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. Symbol Meaning † Player is currently active in Test cricket * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ World record d Innings was declared (e.g. 952/6d) Date Starting date of the Test match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opponent The team Pakistan was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played
Team records
Team wins, losses, and draws Pakistan has played 474 Test matches resulting in 153 victories, 155 defeats and 166 draws for an overall winning percentage of 32.28 . A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings. Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, neither of which involved Pakistan.
Statistics are correct as of Pakistani cricket team in England in 2026 +Pakistan's Test cricket record by opponentOpponentMatchesWonLostTiedDraw W/L Ratio% Won% Lost% DrewFirstLast 72 15 37 0 20 0.41 20.83 45.83 27.77 1956 2024 17 12 4 0 1 3.00 70.59 23.53 5.88 2001 2026 95 23 33 0 39 0.69 24.21 34.74 41.05 1954 2026 59 12 9 0 38 1.33 20.33 15.25 64.40 1952 2007 1 1 0 0 0 - 100.00 00.00 00.00 2018 2018 62 25 14 0 23 1.78 40.32 22.58 37.09 1955 2023 32 7 18 0 7 0.39 21.88 56.25 21.86 1995 2025 59 23 17 0 19 1.35 38.98 28.81 32.20 1982 2023 58 23 20 0 15 1.15 39.66 34.48 25.86 1958 2026 19 12 3 0 4 4.00 63.15 15.78 21.05 1993 2021Total 474 153 155 0 166 0.99 32.28 32.70 35.02 1952 2026
First Test series wins
Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win 1956 – 2001 2002 1984 1987 1978 1987 YTP 2018 1955 1973 2003 – 1982 1994 1959 2017 1993 1995 Last updated: 20 June 2020
First Test match wins
Opponent Home Away Venue Year Venue Year Karachi 1956 Sydney 1977 Multan 2001 Dhaka 2002 Karachi 1984 The Oval 1954 Lahore 1978 Lucknow 1952 YTP YTP Malahide 2018 Karachi 1955 Dunedin 1973 Lahore 2003 Durban 1998 Karachi 1982 Kandy 1986 Karachi 1959 Port of Spain 1958 Karachi 1993 Bulawayo 1995 Last updated: 20 June 2020
Home Test series won
Opponent Frequency Series won 7 1956–57 (1-0), 1979–80 (1-0), 1982–83 (3-0), 1988–89 (1-0), 1994–95 (1-0), 2014–15 (2-0), 2018–19 (1-0) 2 2003 (3-0), 2019–20 (1-0) 6 1983–84 (1-0), 1987–88 (1-0), 2005–06 (2-0), 2011–12 (3-0), 2015–16 (2-0), 2024–25 (2-1) 3 1978–79 (2-0), 1982–83 (3-0), 2005–06 (1-0) N/A Yet to Play 6 1955–56 (2-0), 1964–65 (2-0), 1976–77 (2-0), 1984–85 (2-0), 1990–91 (3-0), 2002 (1-0) 2 2003–04 (1-0), 2020–21 (2-0) 5 1981–82 (2-0), 1985–86 (2-0), 1991–92 (1-0), 2011–12 (1-0), 2019–20 (1-0) 5 1958–59 (2-1), 1997–98 (3-0), 2001–02 (2-0), 2006–07 (2-0), 2016–17 (2-1) 2 1993–94 (2-0), 1996–97 (1-0) Last updated: 29 July 2023
Away Test series won
Opponent Frequency Series won 0 Yet to win 4 2001–02 (2-0), 2011–12 (2-0), 2014–15 (1-0), 2021–22 (2-0) 3 1987 (1-0), 1992 (2-1), 1996 (2-0) 1 1986-87 (1-0) 1 2018 (1-0) 7 1972–73 (1-0), 1978–79 (1-0), 1992–93 (1-0), 1993–94 (2-1), 1995–96 (1-0), 2003–04 (1-0), 2010–11 (1-0) 0 Yet to win 5 1994 (2-0), 2000 (2-0), 2005–06 (1-0), 2015 (2-1), 2023 (2-0) 1 2016–17 (2-1) 5 1994–95 (2-1), 1997–98 (1-0), 2002–03 (2-0), 2011 (1-0), 2020–21 (2-0) Last updated: 29 July 2023
Total Test series won
Opponent Frequency 7 6 9 4 1 13 2 10 6 7 Last updated: 1 November 2024
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 952/6d. This broke the longstanding record of 903/7d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The first Test of the 2008–09 series against Sri Lanka saw Pakistan set their highest innings total of 765/5d, the fifth-highest score in Test cricket.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 765–6d National Stadium, Karachi 2 708 Kennington Oval, London 3 699–5Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 4 679–7d 5 674–6 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Last updated: 30 August 2017
Highest successful run chases Pakistan's highest fourth innings total is 450 all out in an unsuccessful run chase against Australia at Brisbane in December 2016. Australia had set a target of 490. Pakistan's second highest fourth innings total of 443/7 also came against Australia at Karachi in 2022.
Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date 1 377 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka 2 344 Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka 3 314 National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 4 302 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 5 274 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Last updated: 20 June 2020
Lowest runs in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 49 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 53Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 3 59 4 62 WACA Ground, Perth, Australia 5 72 Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England WACA Ground, Perth, Australia Last updated: 20 June 2020
Most runs conceded in an innings The highest innings total scored against Pakistan is by England when they scored 823/7d in the first Test of the England tour of Pakistan in 2024 at Multan.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 2 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 3 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE 4 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 5 Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand Last updated: 6 January 2021
Lowest runs conceded in an innings The lowest innings total scored against Pakistan is 53 in the first test of West Indies tour of Pakistan in 1986
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 53 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan 2 70 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3 71 Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 4 72 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 5 73 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Last updated: 3 December 2017
Result records A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.
Greatest win margins (by innings) The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The fifth-largest victory was Pakistan's win against New Zealand in the first Test of the 2002 tour at the Gaddafi Stadium, where the hosts won by an innings and 324 runs.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 Innings and 324 runs Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 2 Innings and 264 runs Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan 3 Innings and 222 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo 4 Innings and 188 runs National Stadium, Karachi 5 Innings and 184 runs Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Last updated: 30 August 2017
Greatest win margins (by runs) The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. Pakistan's largest victory by runs was recorded in the second Test of the 2018–19 series where they defeated Australia by 373 runs. Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 373 runsZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 2 356 runs 3 341 runs National Stadium, Karachi 4 328 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 5 301 runs Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Last updated: 19 October 2018
Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets) Pakistan have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 13 occasions, rank fourth in the list after Australia (28), West Indies (25) and England (20).
Rank Victories Opposition Most recent venue Date 1 4 The Oval, London, England 2 2 National Stadium, Karachi Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Seddon Park, Hamilton Galle International Stadium, Galle 6 1 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Last updated: 30 August 2017
Narrowest win margins (by runs) Pakistan's narrowest win by runs was against India in the first Test of the 1998–99 series at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Chennai. Set 271 runs for victory in the final innings, India were bowled all out for 258 to give victory to Pakistan by twelve runs. This was the twelfth-narrowest win in the history of Test cricket.