Pakistan at the Men's T20 World Cup

This article is about the Pakistan Men's T20I team at the T20 World Cup. For Pakistan Men's ODI team at the Cricket World Cup, see Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup.

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 record
Year Round Position GP W L T+L NR Squad
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 6/20 7 4 2 0 1 Squad
2028 TBD
2030
Total 10/10 1 Title 58 34 21 2 1

Record by opponents

Opponent M W L T+W T+L NR Win % First played
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 2021
 Australia 7 3 4 0 0 0 42.86 2007
 Bangladesh 6 6 0 0 0 0 100 2007
 Canada 1 1 0 0 0 0 100 2024
 England 4 0 4 0 0 0 0.00 2009
 India 9 1 7 0 1 0 11.11 2007
 Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 0 100 2009
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 0 0 100 2021
 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 0 100 2009
 New Zealand 8 5 2 0 0 1 62.5 2007
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 0 0 100 2007
 South Africa 4 4 0 0 0 0 100 2009
 Sri Lanka 5 3 2 0 0 0 60 2007
 United States 2 1 0 0 1 0 50.00 2026
 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2014
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 2022
Total 58 34 21 0 2 1 58.62 N/a
Source:[1] Last Updated: 28 February 2026

Tournament results

South Africa 2007

Main article: 2007 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Group stage (Group D) Super 8s (Group F) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
 Scotland
W by 51 runs 		 India
T+L by bowl-out 		2  Sri Lanka
W by 33 runs 		 Australia
W by 6 wickets 		 Bangladesh
W by 4 wickets 		1  New Zealand
W by 6 wickets 		 India
L by 5 runs 		Runners-up
Scorecards

England 2009

Main article: 2009 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Event Group stage (Group B) Super 8s (Group F) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
2009  England
L by 48 runs 		 Netherlands
W by 82 runs 		2  Sri Lanka
L by 19 runs 		 New Zealand
W by 6 wickets 		 Ireland
W by 39 runs 		2  South Africa
W by 7 runs 		 Sri Lanka
W by 8 wickets 		Winners
Scorecards

West Indies 2010

Main article: 2010 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Event Group stage (Group A) Super 8s (Group E) Semifinal Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result
2010  Bangladesh
W by 21 runs 		 Australia
L by 34 runs 		2  England
L by 6 wickets 		 New Zealand
L by 1 run 		 South Africa
W by 11 runs 		2  Australia
L by 3 wickets 		Semifinals
Scorecards

Sri Lanka 2012

Main article: 2012 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Event Group stage (Group D) Super 8s (Group F) Semifinal Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result
2012  New Zealand
W by 13 runs 		 Bangladesh
W by 8 wickets 		1  South Africa
W by 2 wickets 		 India
L by 8 wickets 		 Australia
W by 32 runs 		2  Sri Lanka
L by 16 runs 		Semifinals
Scorecards

Bangladesh 2014

Main article: 2014 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Event Super 10 (Group 2) Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
2014  India
L by 7 wickets 		 Australia
W by 16 runs 		 Bangladesh
W by 50 runs 		 West Indies
L by 84 runs 		3 Super 10
Scorecards

India 2016

Main article: 2016 ICC World Twenty20
Squad
Results
Event Super 10 (Group 2) Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
2016  Bangladesh
W by 55 runs 		 India
L by 6 wickets 		 New Zealand
L by 22 runs 		 Australia
L by 21 runs 		4 Super 10
Scorecards

Oman & UAE 2021

Main article: 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2021 kit

Results
Event Super 12 (Group 2) Semifinal Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result
2021  India
W by 10 wickets 		 New Zealand
W by 5 wickets 		 Afghanistan
W by 5 wickets 		 Namibia
W by 45 runs 		 Scotland
W by 72 runs 		1  Australia
L by 5 wickets 		Semifinals
Scorecards

Australia 2022

Main article: 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2022 kit

Results
Event Super 12 (Group 2) Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
2022  India
L by 4 wickets 		 Zimbabwe
L by 1 run 		 Netherlands
W by 6 wickets 		 South Africa
W by 33 runs (DLS) 		 Bangladesh
W by 5 wickets 		2  New Zealand
W by 7 wickets 		 England
L by 5 wickets 		Runners-up
Scorecards

United States & West Indies 2024

Main article: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2024 kit

Results
Event Group stage (Group A) Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
2024  United States
T+L by Super over 		 India
L by 6 runs 		 Canada
W by 7 wickets 		 Ireland
W by 3 wickets 		3 Group Stage
Scorecards

India & Sri Lanka 2026

Main article: 2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Squad and kit

2026 kit

Results
Group stage (Group A) Super 8 Overall Result
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
 Netherlands
Won by 3 wickets 		 United States
Won by 32 runs 		 India
Lost by 61 runs 		 Namibia
Won by 102 runs 		2  New Zealand
No result 		 England
Lost by 2 wickets 		 Sri Lanka
Won by 5 runs 		3 Super 8
Source: 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 2007-2014
Last updated: 4 November 2022[49]

Most runs

No. Player Runs Average HS 100 50 4s 6s Years
1 Shoaib Malik 646 34.00 57 N/a 3 47 17 2007–2021
2 Babar Azam 640 33.68 70 N/a 5 56 9 2021–2026
3 Mohammad Rizwan 566 40.42 79* N/a 5 43 18 2021–2024
4 Shahid Afridi 546 18.82 54* N/a 2 49 21 2007–2016
5 Kamran Akmal 524 20.96 73 N/a 3 50 16 2007–2014
Last updated: 24 February 2026[50]

Most wickets

Wickets Player BBI 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 2021–2026
Last updated: 24 February 2026[51]

See also

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