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 +Key Champions Runners-up Semi-finals Host
T20 World Cup recordYearRoundPositionGPWLT+LNRSquad 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 Super 8 5/20 7 4 2 0 1 Squad 2028 TBD 2030Total10/101 Title58342121
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 2022Total 5834 21 02158.62 Source: Last Updated: 28 February 2026
Tournament results South Africa 2007
Squad
Shoaib Malik (c) Abdur Rehman Fawad Alam Iftikhar Anjum Kamran Akmal (wk) Misbah-ul-Haq Mohammad Asif Mohammad Hafeez Salman Butt Shahid Afridi Sohail Tanvir Umar Gul Yasir Arafat Younis Khan
Results Group stage (Group D)Super 8s (Group F)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultW by 51 runsT+L by bowl-out2W by 33 runsW by 6 wicketsW by 4 wickets1 W by 6 wickets L by 5 runsRunners-up Scorecards
England 2009
Squad
Younis Khan (c) Ahmed Shehzad Fawad Alam Iftikhar Anjum Kamran Akmal (wk) Misbah-ul-Haq Mohammad Amir Saeed Ajmal Salman Butt Shahid Afridi Shoaib Malik Shahzaib Hasan Sohail Tanvir Umar Gul Yasir Arafat Abdul Razzaq
Results EventGroup stage (Group B)Super 8s (Group F)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResult2009L by 48 runsW by 82 runs2L by 19 runsW by 6 wicketsW by 39 runs2 W by 7 runs W by 8 wicketsWinners Scorecards
West Indies 2010
Squad
Shahid Afridi (c) Abdul Razzaq Hammad Azam Fawad Alam Iftikhar Anjum Kamran Akmal (wk) Khalid Latif Misbah-ul-Haq Mohammad Amir Mohammad Asif Mohammad Hafeez Saeed Ajmal Salman Butt Umar Akmal Mohammad Sami Abdur Rehman
Results EventGroup stage (Group A)Super 8s (Group E)SemifinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResult2010W by 21 runsL by 34 runs2L by 6 wicketsL by 1 runW by 11 runs2 L by 3 wicketsSemifinals Scorecards
Sri Lanka 2012
Squad
Mohammad Hafeez (c) Shahid Afridi Saeed Ajmal Kamran Akmal (wk) Umar Akmal Yasir Arafat Umar Gul Raza Hasan Nasir Jamshed Shoaib Malik Imran Nazir Mohammad Sami Abdul Razzaq Asad Shafiq Sohail Tanvir
Results EventGroup stage (Group D)Super 8s (Group F)SemifinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResult RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResult2012W by 13 runsW by 8 wickets1W by 2 wicketsL by 8 wicketsW by 32 runs2 L by 16 runsSemifinals Scorecards
Bangladesh 2014
Squad
Mohammad Hafeez (c) Shahid Afridi Saeed Ajmal Kamran Akmal (wk) Umar Akmal Bilawal Bhatti Zulfiqar Babar Umar Gul Sharjeel Khan Junaid Khan Shoaib Malik Sohaib Maqsood Ahmed Shehzad Mohammad Talha Sohail Tanvir
Results EventSuper 10 (Group 2)Overall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank2014L by 7 wicketsW by 16 runsW by 50 runsL by 84 runs3Super 10 Scorecards
India 2016
Squad
Shahid Afridi (c) Sarfraz Ahmed (vc, wk) Anwar Ali Umar Akmal Mohammad Amir Mohammad Hafeez Mohammad Irfan Sharjeel Khan Khalid Latif Shoaib Malik Mohammad Nawaz Wahab Riaz Ahmed Shehzad Mohammad Sami Imad Wasim
Results EventSuper 10 (Group 2)Overall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank2016W by 55 runsL by 6 wicketsL by 22 runsL by 21 runs4Super 10 Scorecards
Oman & UAE 2021
Squad and kit Babar Azam (c) Shadab Khan (vc) Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk) Shaheen Afridi Asif Ali Hasan Ali Haider Ali Mohammad Hafeez Shoaib Malik Mohammad Nawaz Haris Rauf Mohammad Rizwan (wk) Mohammad Wasim Jr. Imad Wasim Fakhar Zaman
Results EventSuper 12 (Group 2)SemifinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResult2021W by 10 wicketsW by 5 wicketsW by 5 wicketsW by 45 runsW by 72 runs1L by 5 wicketsSemifinals Scorecards
Australia 2022
Squad and kit Babar Azam (c) Shadab Khan (vc) Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk) Shaheen Afridi Iftikhar Ahmed Asif Ali Haider Ali Mohammad Haris Mohammad Hasnain Shan Masood Mohammad Nawaz Haris Rauf Mohammad Rizwan (wk) Khushdil Shah Naseem Shah Mohammad Wasim
Results EventSuper 12 (Group 2)SemifinalFinalOverall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResult2022L by 4 wicketsL by 1 runW by 6 wicketsW by 33 runs (DLS)W by 5 wickets2W by 7 wicketsL by 5 wicketsRunners-up Scorecards
United States & West Indies 2024
Squad and kit Babar Azam (c) Saim Ayub Shaheen Afridi Abbas Afridi Abrar Ahmed Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammad Amir Azam Khan (wk) Shadab Khan Usman Khan (wk) Haris Rauf Mohammad Rizwan (wk) Naseem Shah Imad Wasim Fakhar Zaman
Results EventGroup stage (Group A)Overall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank2024T+L by Super overL by 6 runsW by 7 wicketsW by 3 wickets3Group Stage Scorecards
India & Sri Lanka 2026
Squad and kit Salman Ali Agha (c) Shadab Khan Shaheen Shah Afridi Mohammad Nawaz Khawaja Nafay (wk) Fakhar Zaman Abrar Ahmed Faheem Ashraf Sahibzada Farhan (wk) Babar Azam Saim Ayub Naseem Shah Usman Khan (wk) Usman Tariq Salman Mirza
Results Group stage (Group A)Super 8Overall ResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWon by 3 wicketsWon by 32 runsLost by 61 runsWon by 102 runs2No resultLost by 2 wickets Won by 5 runs 3Super 8Source: ESPNcricinfo Scorecards
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 34 Shahid Afridi 2007-2016 Shoaib Malik 2007-2021 30 Kamran Akmal 2007-2014 Mohammad Hafeez 2007-2021 24 Umar Gul 2007-2014Last updated: 4 November 2022
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 Babar Azam 640 33.68 70 5 56 9 2021–2026 3 Mohammad Rizwan 566 40.42 79* 5 43 18 2021–2024 4 Shahid Afridi 546 18.82 54* 2 49 21 2007–2016 5 Kamran Akmal 524 20.96 73 3 50 16 2007–2014Last updated: 24 February 2026
Most wickets
Wickets Player Years 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 2021–2026Last updated: 24 February 2026
See also
Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup ICC Men's T20 World Cup
References
External links