The Pakistan Test Cricket Team debut in 1952 and has since become one of the most successful teams in modern Cricket. The Pakistan Team play Semi Final 1979, 1983, 1987 and 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and finals in 1992 and 1999. Pakistan won 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating England in the Final with the Captaincy of Imran Khan. So Pakistan Team one of the best team Successful T20 sides. And Pakistan Cricket team defeated India by big margin of 180 runs in the Final of ICC Championship Trophy 2017 at the Oval Ground. So Pakistan Cricket Team has also been ranked as the Number 1 Test Team in 1988 and 2016. Pakistan Cricket Team Number 1 side of all formats in Test, ODI and T20 at various points. Pakistan Cricket Team History.
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947 and the formation of a separate national state of Pakistan, cricket in the country gradually developed and following the recommendation, Pakistan was accorded Test match status at the meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference on 28 July 1952 at Lord’s Cricket Ground. On the part of India which was the successor state of the British Raj, did not have to undergo such a process.
Pakistan Cricket Team
Pakistan Cricket Team 1st Test Match was played in Delhi in October 1952. But Pakistan Cricket Team 1st tour visited of England in 1954. This Series was draw 1-1 after a memorable victory at the Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood took 12 wickets. Pakistan’s first home Test match was against India in Dhaka in January 1955, followed by four more Test matches in Bahawalpur, Lahore, Peshawar and Karachi (all five matches of the series were drawn, the first of its kind in Test history).
The team is consider strong but unpredictable. Traditionally in Pakistani cricket there are players with great talents but due to limited discipline they form a team that can play impressive cricket one day and then generally show less performance the next day. For many years, competitions between India and Pakistan have always been emotionally charge and have led to exciting competitions, as talented teams from both sides of the border have taken their game to new levels to produce high quality cricket. Deliver to Pakistan’s matches against India in the Cricket World Cup saw a pack stadium
1986 Austral-Asia Cup
The 1986 Australia Cup, play in Sharjah UAE, is remember as a famous victory over Pakistan’s last ball against traditional rivals India, in which Javed Miandad emerges as a national hero.
Batting first, India set a target of 245, leaving Pakistan with the required run rate of 4.92 runs per over. Javed Miandad came in third to bat and Pakistan lost wickets intermittently. Recalling the match later, Miandad said his main focus was to lose with dignity. With 31 runs need in the last three overs, Miandad hit a series of boundaries while batting with his team’s lower order, while four runs were require from the final delivery of the match. Miandad got the toss from Chetan Sharma, who hit a six on the mid-wicket boundary.
1992 Cricket World Cup Final
In the 1992 World Cup semi-final, after winning the toss, New Zealand decided to bat first and finished with a total of 262 runs. Pakistan batted conservatively but lost wickets from time to time. Shortly after the departure of Imran Khan and Saleem Malik, Pakistan still needed 115 runs at 7.67 runs per over and veteran Javed Miandad was the only leading batsman on the crease. Inzamam-ul-Haq, a young man who was just 22 years old and not a well-known player at the time, came to the international arena with 60 runs off 37 balls. After Inzamam’s dismissal, Pakistan needed 36 off 30 balls, which was end by wicketkeeper Moin Khan with a powerful six off the long off, followed by a winning boundary on the mid-wicket. The match is see as the culmination of an integration on the international stage.
The 1992 Cricket World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand. Pakistan Cricket Team won the 1st ICC Cricket World Cup of 1992. He is remember for losing key players like Waqar Younis and Saeed Anwar and returning to Pakistan under the leadership of injured captain Imran Khan. Pakistan lost three of their first five matches and were almost knock out in the first round of the tournament after being bowl out for 74 against England, until the match was declare “inconclusive” due to rain. Imran Khan asked the team to play like the “Corner Tigers”, after which Pakistan won five matches in a row, including the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against England. Pakistan Cricket Team History.
2009 T20 World Cup Final
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the final at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. The 1st over was bowl by Muhammad Amir. After failing to score on the first four balls – all shorts – Dilshan went for his scoop. And made the wrong time. As a result of which he was catch on the short fine leg.
Shortly afterwards, Jahan Mubarak topped a ball by Abdul Razzaq. Which rose in the air and was catch by Shahzeb Hassan, leaving Sri Lanka at 2 for 2. Sanath Jayasuriya managed to consolidate Sri Lanka’s innings with 17 off 10 balls.
However, Jayasuriya soon fell as he dragged a good length ball back to the stumps. Mahela Jayawardene left Sri Lanka at 32/4 after a shot in the hand of Misbah-ul-Haq. Sangakkara and Chamara Silva added more runs before Saeed Ajmal was catch playing a pull shot on Umar Gul’s ball. Shortly afterwards, Shahid Afridi took the wicket of Asuro Urana with Google which went to the right hand. And dropped the off stump. This was follow by Angelo Mathews. Who teamed up with Sangakkara to take the score from 70/6 to 138/6. Scoring 17 runs in Mohammad Amir’s last over. Sri Lanka finished 138/6 in 20 overs.
ICC T20 World Cup T20 Final Pakistan Batting
Pakistan openers Kamran Akmal and Shahzeb Hassan added 48 runs for the first wicket. Before Kamran Akmal was stump by Kumar Sangakkara on the first ball of Sanath Jayasuriya. Pakistan achieved the target in 18.4 overs, with Shahid Afridi scoring the winning runs, man of the match [17] while Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared man of the series for scoring 317 runs at an average of 63.40. Pakistan’s victory was hail by a large crowd of fans from England’s Pakistani communities. With Imran Khan’s “Corner Tigers” calling it the first world title since winning the 1992 World Cup. Pakistan Cricket Team History.
Shahid Afridi batting against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 final in Lord’s, England
Afridi started the tournament calmly with the bat but responded with half-centuries winning the match in the semi-finals and final. Shahid Afridi took by 11 wicket in the Tournament.
He said that the support staff including head coach Intikhab Alam. And bowling coach Aqib Javed played a role in the victory of the team.
Shahid Afridi was the man who won the hearts of the people of Pakistan.
2017 ICC Championship Trophy
The start of the tournament was not good for Pakistan, it lost to its traditional rival India by 124 runs. But as the group stage progressed, Pakistan’s bowling attack improved significantly, winning the match by 19 runs against South Africa. And a crucial game against Sri Lanka by 3 wickets. He set up a semi-final against host and favorite England. Where Hassan Ali took 3 wickets to take Pakistan to the final of their first ICC Champions Trophy. A highly anticipated rematch with India.
In the final, India won the toss and elected to bowl first in front of a packed house at the Oval. Pakistan’s batting line-up called into question India’s decision with opening batsman Fakhar Zaman scoring his first ODI century (114 off 106 balls). Azhar Ali (59) and Mohammad Hafeez (57 *). With the important partnership, Pakistan reached a total of 338. With Mohammad Aamir taking the important wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shekar Dhawan and Virat Kohli. India quickly lost its top order. Resistance came in the form of Hardik Pandya who scored a quick 76 runs.
2017 ICC Championship Final India Batting
In this tournament, Pakistan’s star finder Hassan Ali took the last wicket with a score of 3-19. Which reduced India to 180 runs less than the target and made Pakistan the first champion. Trophy. The margin of victory in the final of the ICC tournament was the largest. Pakistan Cricket Team History.
Hassan Ali was the best player of the ICC Championship Trophy tournament. Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said (after the opening match against India) “I told the boys, the tournament does not end here, good cricket, positive cricket and we will win.” After Pakistan’s victory, he moved up from eighth to sixth position in the ICC ODI rankings. Sarfraz Ahmed, captain, Fakhar Zaman, Junaid Khan and Hassan Ali represented Pakistan in the ICC Team of Tournament.
Test Cricket Team NO 1
In 2016, Pakistan became the No. 1 Test team after a tour of England, where they drew the series 2-2 (4). It was the first time since the introduction of the ranking system that he was crown No. 1 and the first time since 1988 that it was another major achievement in Pakistan’s Test history. He was also give a test mess in Lahore. However, their No. 1 rank was short-live, as their decline began. After winning the series 2-1 (3) against the West Indies in the United Arab Emirates. Pakistan toured New Zealand and Australia for a two-match and three-match Test series. But they lost all five matches and lost one against the West Indies. He was rank fifth. But Misbah was considering retirement after a tour of Australia. But continued to say until the tour of the West Indies that he had “one last thing to do”.
Despite major upsets in the South Continent, Pakistan won the 2017 tour of the West Indies. So Winning the T20 series 3-1, the ODI series 2-1. And thrilling matches in the third Test. Make it your name from 2-. 1. It was Pakistan’s first Test series win in the Caribbean. [61] Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan retired, with captain Sarfraz Ahmed. Pakistan Cricket Team History.
PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board)
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is responsible for all first class and Test cricket played in Pakistan. And by the Pakistan cricket team. He was induct into the International Cricket Council in July 1953. The corporation is run by former cricketers, professional managers and trustees, who are respect businessmen. The board controls a network of corporations and banks, city associations and clubs. Including teams sponsored by advertising, broadcasting rights and Internet partners.
The PCB’s experience of the Twenty20 cricket model has also prove popular. So And it hopes that in the same way the public interest in domestic games will be restore, which it did. The PCB also organized major national competitions such as Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Faisal Bank T20 Cup, Pakistan Super League and National Twenty20 Cup. For more details click here