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History of cricket in Pakistan from 2001

This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 2000–01 season to the present.

Events

Notable Pakistan players in the 21st century include Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammed Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq (cricketer), Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, and Misbah ul Haq.

National championships

Winners of the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy from 2001 have been:

Winners of the PCB Patron's Trophy from 2001 have been:

Winners of the One Day National Tournament from 2001 have been:

the trophy was renamed the PCB Patron's Cup in 2002
  • 2002–03 – PIA
  • 2003–04 – Habib Bank
  • 2004–05 – WAPDA
  • 2005–06 – Habib Bank
  • 2006–07 – National Bank
  • 2007–08 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
  • 2008–09 – Sialkot
  • 2009–10 – Karachi B
  • 2010–11 – Habib Bank Limited
  • 2011–12 – Lahore Lions
  • 2012–13 – Karachi Blues
  • 2013–14 – United Bank Limited
  • 2014–15 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
  • 2015–16 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
  • 2016–17 – Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
  • 2017–18 – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
  • 2018–19 – Habib Bank Limited
  • 2019–20 – Central Punjab
  • 2020–21 – Shared: Central Punjab & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • 2021–22 – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • 2022–23 – Northern
  • 2023–24 – Karachi Whites
  • 2024–25 – Sialkot

International tours of Pakistan

England 2000–01

Asian Test Championship 2001–02

For full details of this tournament, see : 2001–02 Asian Test Championship

New Zealand 2001–02

The tour was cancelled for security reasons in the wake of the World Trade Center attack on 11 September 2001.

Three Tests had been scheduled at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar; Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; and the National Stadium, Karachi

West Indies 2001–02

New Zealand 2002

  • 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by an innings and 324 runs
  • 2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – game cancelled after a bomb exploded near the New Zealand team hotel on the first morning of the match

Australia 2002–03

  • 1st Test at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo – Australia won by 41 runs
  • 2nd Test at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium – Australia won by an innings and 198 runs
  • 3rd Test at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium – Australia won by an innings and 20 runs

Bangladesh 2003

  • 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 7 wickets
  • 2nd Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
  • 3rd Test at Multan Cricket Stadium – Pakistan won by 1 wicket

For full details of this tour, see : Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003

India 2003–04

South Africa 2003–04

  • 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 8 wickets
  • 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn

New Zealand 2003–04

Sri Lanka 2004–05

  • 1st Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 123 runs
  • 2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 6 wickets

Zimbabwe 2004–05

England 2005–06

  • 1st Test at Multan Cricket Stadium – Pakistan won by 22 runs
  • 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
  • 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by an innings and 100 runs

For full details of this tour, see : English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06

India 2005–06

  • 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
  • 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
  • 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 341 runs

For full details of this tour, see : Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06

West Indies 2006–07

  • 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
  • 2nd Test at Multan Cricket Stadium – match drawn
  • 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 199 runs

For full details of this tour, see : West Indies cricket team in Pakistan in 2006–07

South Africa 2007

  • 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi. South Africa won by 160 runs
  • 2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Match Drawn

Sri Lanka 2008–09

  • 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Match drawn
  • 2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

For full details of this tour, see : Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09

Zimbabwe 2015–16

  • 1st T20 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 5 wickets.

World XI (Independence Cup) 2017

Pakistan won the series 2–1. For full details of this series, see: 2017 Independence Cup (cricket)

Sri Lanka 2019

For full details of this tour, see: Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2019–20, Sri Lanka won the T20I series 3–0 and Pakistan won the Test series 1–0.

South Africa 2021

For full details of this tour, see: South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21, Pakistan won the Test series 2–0 and T20I series 2–1.

West Indies 2021–22

For full details of this tour, see: West Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2021–22, Pakistan won the T20I series 3–0; the ODI series was postponed.

Australia 2022

For full details of this tour, see: Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 2021–22, Australia won the Test series 1–0; Pakistan won the ODI series 2–1.

England 2022

For full details of this tour, see: English cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23, England won the T20I series 4–3 and Test series 3–0.

New Zealand 2023

For full details of this tour, see: New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 2022–23 (April 2023), Pakistan won ODI series 4-1 and T20I series drawn 2–2.

Bibliography

  • First Class Cricket in Pakistan (5 volumes) by Abid Ali Kazi
  • Playfair Cricket Annual
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)

External sources