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. 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. In the same series, Pakistan recorded their first Test win, the second match by an innings and 43 runs at the University Ground, Lucknow. , Pakistan have played 467 Test matches; they have won 152 matches, lost 149 matches, and 166 matches have ended in a draw. They have also won the 1998âÂÂ99 Asian Test Championship, defeating Sri Lanka in the final by an innings and 175 runs. Pakistan played their first ODI match against New Zealand in February 1973 at the Lancaster Park, Christchurch, but registered their first win against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, in August 1974. , Pakistan have played 997 ODI matches, winning 526 matches and losing 440; they also tied 9 matches, whilst 22 had no result. They also won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, the 2000 and 2012 Asia Cups, and the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. 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. In 2009, they won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets. , Pakistan have played 298 T20I matches and won 171 of them; 114 were lost and 4 were tied whilst 9 ended in no result.
, Pakistan have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, playing 92 matches against them. Pakistan have registered more wins against New Zealand than any other team, with 25. In ODI matches, Pakistan have played against 19 teams; they have played against Sri Lanka most frequently, with a winning percentage of 60 in 160 matches. Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on 96 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. The team have competed against 20 different teams (including World XI) in T20Is, and have played 50 matches against New Zealand and 30 against Sri Lanka. Pakistan have defeated New Zealand on 24 occasions and Sri Lanka on 17 occasions in T20Is. They have lost to England 21 times in this format of the game.
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