Pakistan in World Cups
Mohandas Menon
Thanks to a stupendous run of form in recent months, in both the Test series against India, the Asian Test Championship, and the one-day triangulars in India and Sharjah, Pakistan is being seen as the team to beat in the upcoming World Cup.
But that is nothing new -- the fiercely talented Pakistan outfit has always been ranked as one of the top teams, in nearly every edition of the World Cup to date. Given below is a statistical summation of the team's performances in the previous editions.
| Season |
Venue |
Against |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| 1975 |
England |
Australia |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
England |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
Sri Lanka |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
West Indies |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| 1979 |
England |
Canada |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
Australia |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
England |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
West Indies |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| 1983 |
England |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| |
|
New Zealand |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| |
|
England |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| |
|
West Indies |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| 1987-88 |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| |
|
England |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| |
|
West Indies |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
| |
|
Australia |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| 1991-92 |
Australia |
West Indies |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
England |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
| |
|
India |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
South Africa |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
Australia |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
Sri Lanka |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
New Zealand |
New Zealand |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| 1995-96 |
Pakistan |
UAE |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
Holland |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
South Africa |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| |
|
England |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
|
New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| |
India |
India |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| Total |
|
|
37 |
21 |
15 |
1 |
TOURNAMENT-WISE:
| Season |
Venue |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| 1975 |
England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
- |
| 1979 |
England |
4 |
2 |
2 |
- |
| 1983 |
England |
7 |
3 |
4 |
- |
| 1987-88 |
Pakistan |
7 |
5 |
2 |
- |
| 1991-92 |
Australia/N Zealand |
10 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
| 1995-96 |
Pakistan/India |
6 |
4 |
2 |
- |
AGAINST EACH OPPONENT:
| Opponent |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| Australia |
4 |
2 |
2 |
- |
| Canada |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| England |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| India |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| Holland |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| New Zealand |
5 |
4 |
1 |
- |
| South Africa |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
| Sri Lanka |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
| UAE |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| West Indies |
6 |
1 |
5 |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
IN EACH COUNTRY:
| Country |
P |
W |
L |
NR |
| In England |
14 |
6 |
8 |
- |
| In Pakistan |
12 |
9 |
3 |
- |
| In Australia |
8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| In New Zealand |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
| In India |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS:
| Country |
Score |
Overs |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Pakistan: |
| |
338-5 |
(60 overs) |
v Sri Lanka |
Swansea |
09-06-83 |
| |
330-6 |
(60 overs) |
v Sri Lanka |
Nottingham |
14-06-75 |
|
Against Pakistan: |
| |
293-6 |
(60 overs) |
by West Indies |
The Oval |
20-06-79 |
| |
288-9 |
(60 overs) |
by Sri Lanka |
Swansea |
09-06-83 |
LOWEST TEAM TOTALS:
| Country |
Score |
Overs |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Pakistan: |
| |
74 |
(40.2 overs) |
v England |
Adelaide |
01-03-92 |
|
Against Pakistan: |
| |
138 |
(50.1 overs) |
by Sri Lanka |
Nottingham |
14-06-75 |
| |
139-9 |
(60 overs) |
by Canada |
Leeds |
09-06-79 |
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES:
| Country |
Score |
Player |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Pakistan (9): |
| |
119* |
Rameez Raja (1) |
v New Zealand |
Christchurch |
18-03-92 |
| |
114 |
Aamer Sohail (1) |
v Zimbabwe |
Hobart |
27-02-92 |
| |
113 |
Rameez Raja (2) |
v England |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| |
111 |
Aamer Sohail (2) |
v South Africa |
Karachi |
29-02-96 |
| |
103* |
Zaheer Abbas |
v New Zealand |
Nottingham |
20-06-83 |
| |
103 |
Javed Miandad |
v Sri Lanka |
Hyderabad (Pak) |
08-10-87 |
| |
102* |
Imran Khan |
v Sri Lanka |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| |
102* |
Rameez Raja (3) |
v West Indies |
Melbourne |
23-02-92 |
| |
100 |
Saleem Malik |
v Sri Lanka |
Faisalabad |
25-10-87 |
|
Against Pakistan (1): |
| |
110 |
RB Richardson |
for West indies |
Karachi |
30-10-87 |
| |
93* |
DL Haynes |
for West Indies |
Melbourne |
23-02-92 |
| |
93 |
NS Sidhu |
for India |
Bangalore |
09-03-96 |
| |
91 |
MD Crowe |
for New Zealand |
Auckland |
21-03-92 |
HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES:
| Player |
Period |
M |
Ins |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
| Javed Miandad |
1975-96 |
33 |
30 |
5 |
1083 |
103 |
43.32 |
1 |
8 |
| Rameez Raja |
1987-96 |
16 |
16 |
3 |
700 |
119* |
53.85 |
3 |
2 |
| Imran Khan |
1975-92 |
28 |
24 |
5 |
666 |
102* |
35.05 |
1 |
4 |
| Aamer Sohail |
1992-96 |
16 |
16 |
- |
598 |
114 |
37.38 |
2 |
4 |
| Zaheer Abbas |
1975-83 |
14 |
14 |
2 |
597 |
103* |
49.75 |
1 |
4 |
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS:
| Wkt |
Runs |
Partnership Between |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
| 1st |
159 |
Sadiq Mohd (74) |
Majid Khan (84) |
v Sri Lanka |
Nottingham |
14-06-75 |
| 2nd |
167 |
Rameez Raja (113) |
Saleem Malik (88) |
v England |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| 3rd |
145 |
Aamer Sohail (114) |
J Miandad (89) |
v Zimbabwe |
Hobart |
27-02-92 |
| 4th |
147* |
Zaheer Abbas (103*) |
Imran Khan (79*) |
v N Zealand |
Nottingham |
20-06-83 |
| 5th |
87 |
Javed Miandad (46) |
Asif Iqbal (61) |
v Australia |
Nottingham |
13-06-79 |
| 5th |
87 |
J Miandad (46) |
Inzamamul Haq (60) |
v N Zealand |
Auckland |
21-03-92 |
| 6th |
144 |
Imran Khan (102*) |
Shahid Mehboob (77) |
v S Lanka |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| 7th |
52 |
Asif Iqbal (51) |
Wasim Raja (21) |
v England |
Leeds |
16-06-79 |
| 8th |
36 |
Zaheer Abbas (83*) |
Sarfraz Nawaz (11) |
v England |
Lord's |
13-06-83 |
| 9th |
39* |
Zaheer Abbas (83*) |
Wasim Bari (18*) |
v England |
Lord's |
13-06-83 |
| 10th |
28 |
Abdul Qadir (41*) |
Rashid Khan (9) |
v N Zealand |
Birmingham |
11-06-83 |
CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS (13):
| Wkt |
Runs |
Partnership Between |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
| 1st (1) |
159 |
Sadiq Mohd (74) |
Majid Khan (84) |
v Sri Lanka |
Nottingham |
14-06-75 |
| 2nd (3) |
167 |
Rameez Raja (113) |
Saleem Malik (88) |
v England |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| 2nd (3) |
166 |
Majid Khan (81) |
Zaheer Abbas (93) |
v W Indies |
The Oval |
20-06-79 |
| 2nd (3) |
105* |
Saeed Anwar (40*) |
Ijaz Ahmed (50*) |
v UAE |
Gujranwala |
24-02-96 |
| 3rd (5) |
- |
Aamer Sohail (114) |
J Miandad (89) |
v Zimbabwe |
Hobart |
27-02-92 |
| 3rd (5) |
139 |
Imran Khan (72) |
Javed Miandad (58) |
v England |
Melbourne |
25-03-92 |
| 3rd (5) |
123* |
Rameez Raja (102*) |
J Miandad (57*) |
v W Indies |
Melbourne |
23-02-92 |
| 3rd (5) |
115 |
Rameez Raja (119*) |
J Miandad (30) |
v N Zealand |
Christchurch |
18-03-92 |
| 3rd (5) |
113 |
Rameez Raja (76) |
J Miandad (103) |
v Sri Lanka |
Hyderabad (P) |
08-10-87 |
| 4th (3) |
147* |
Zaheer Abbas (103*) |
Imran Khan (79*) |
v N Zealand |
Nottingham |
20-06-83 |
| 4th (3) |
112 |
Javed Miandad (70) |
Imran Khan (58) |
v Australia |
Lahore |
04-11-87 |
| 4th (3) |
101 |
Javed Miandad (57) |
Saleem Malik (51) |
v Sri Lanka |
Perth |
15-03-92 |
| 6th (1) |
144 |
Imran Khan (102*) |
Shahid Mehboob (77) |
v Sri Lanka |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
BEST BOWLING:
| Country |
Status |
Bowler |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
|
By Pakistan (9): |
| |
5-44 |
Abdul Qadir (1) |
v Sri Lanka |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| |
4-21 |
Abdul Qadir (2) |
v New Zealand |
Birmingham |
11-06-83 |
| |
4-26 |
Waqar Younis |
v Holland |
Lahore |
26-02-96 |
| |
4-31 |
Abdul Qadir (3) |
v England |
Rawalpindi |
13-10-87 |
| |
4-32 |
Wasim Akram |
v New Zealand |
Christchurch |
18-03-92 |
| |
4-37 |
Imran Khan (1) |
v West Indies |
Lahore |
16-10-87 |
| |
4-37 |
Imran Khan (2) |
v England |
Karachi |
20-10-87 |
| |
4-44 |
Sarfraz Nawaz |
v West Indies |
Bimingham |
11-06-75 |
| |
4-56 |
Asif Iqbal |
v West Indies |
The Oval |
20-06-79 |
|
Against Pakistan (5) |
| |
5-34 |
D K Lillee |
for Australia |
Leeds |
07-06-75 |
| |
5-39 |
ALF deMel |
for Sri Lanka |
Leeds |
16-06-83 |
| |
5-44 |
C J McDermott |
for Australia |
Lahore |
04-11-87 |
| |
4-15 |
M Hendrick |
for England |
Leeds |
16-06-79 |
| |
4-40 |
C A Walsh |
for West Indies |
Lahore |
16-10-87 |
HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES DURING WORLD CUP CAREER:
| Player |
Period |
M |
Overs |
Md |
Runs |
Wkts |
Avge |
4wi |
BB |
| Imran Khan |
1975-92 |
28 |
169.3 |
18 |
655 |
34 |
19.26 |
2 |
4-37 |
| Wasim Akram |
1987-96 |
22 |
186.2 |
6 |
768 |
28 |
27.43 |
1 |
4-32 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed |
1992-96 |
15 |
135 |
5 |
549 |
26 |
21.12 |
1 |
3-16 |
| Abdul Qadir |
1983-87 |
13 |
135.4 |
8 |
506 |
24 |
21.08 |
3 |
5-44 |
MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER IN A MATCH:
| Status |
Player |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
| 5 (4ct+1st) |
Rashid Latif |
v New Zealand |
Lahore |
06-03-96 |
| 4 (3ct+1st) |
Wasim Bari |
v New Zealand |
Birmingham |
11-06-83 |
MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER:
| Player |
Period |
Matches |
Dism |
Cts |
Sts |
| Wasim Bari |
1975-1983 |
14 |
22 |
18 |
4 |
| Moin Khan |
1992 |
10 |
14 |
11 |
3 |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH:
| Cts |
Player |
Country |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
| 3 |
Ijaz Ahmed |
Pakistan |
v Australia |
Perth |
11-03-92 |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER:
| Player |
Period |
Matches |
Cts |
| Javed Miandad |
1975-1996 |
33 |
11(+1 st) |
| Zaheer Abbas |
1975-1983 |
14 |
7 |
| Ijaz Ahmed |
1987-1995 |
20 |
7 |
CAPTAINCY RECORDS:
| Player |
Period |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
NR |
Success % |
Toss won |
| Wasim Akram |
1996 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
- |
80.00 |
2 |
| Imran Khan |
1983-1992 |
22 |
14 |
8 |
- |
63.63 |
11 |
| Majid Khan |
1975 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
50.50 |
1 |
| Asif Iqbal |
1975-1979 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
- |
40.00 |
2 |
| Javed Miandad |
1992 |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 |
25.00 |
- |
| Aamer Sohail |
1996 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
|
37 |
21 |
15 |
1 |
58.11 |
16 |
Statistics
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