Afghanistan vs Pakistan in Cricket
On February 10th, 2012, the cricket team of Afghanistan and Pakistan faced off for the first time in an ODI match. Since then, they have competed against each other in various formats, playing a total of 10 matches comprising four ODIs, six T20s, and one world cup game. However, they have not yet played any […]
On February 10th, 2012, the cricket team of Afghanistan and Pakistan faced off for the first time in an ODI match. Since then, they have competed against each other in various formats, playing a total of 10 matches comprising four ODIs, six T20s, and one world cup game. However, they have not yet played any test matches. Overall the cricket rivalry between Afghanistan and Pakistan has seen Pakistan dominate so far, winning all of their head-to-head matches in both ODI and T20 formats, and also emerging victorious in their lone world cup match.
Afghanistan Vs Pakistan Statistics
Test Statistics: Series Wise Statistics
The Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket teams have not played any test series. But the possibility of them competing against each other in the future remains open.
Test Statistics: Match Wise Statistics
The Pakistan and Afghanistan national men’s cricket teams have not faced each other in any test matches. But, it is anticipated that they will compete against each other in the future.
ODI Statistics: Series Wise Statistics
The teams have played two One Day International series so far. They have played one Asia Cup ODI series where Pakistan won both matches and hence, won the series. The second series was in 2011-12, where Pakistan won the series.
| Total no of series | Won by Afghanistan | Won by Pakistan | Shared | Won by Another Team (Non-bilateral Series) |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
ODI Statistics: Match Wise Statistics
Afghanistan and Pakistan have not played any ODI series but have faced each other four times in ODI matches.They played their first ODI match in the year 2012 in Sharjah.
| Total no. of match played | Won by Afghanistan | Won by Pakistan | No result | Cancelled/ Abandoned |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
T20 Statistics: Series Wise Statistics
Both the teams have faced each other in three T20 series, including one Asia Cup T20 series where Pakistan emerged victorious with a 0-1 score. Then they played two different series in 2013-14 and 2022-23. Pakistan won the former series, whereas Afghanistan won the latter with a 1-2 scoreline.
| Total no of series | Won by Pakistan | Won by Afghanistan | No Result |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
T20 Statistics: Match-wise Statistics
Afghanistan and Pakistan have played three T20 matches, and Pakistan has won four. They played their first T20 match against each other in 2013 at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.
| Total no. of matches played | Won by Afghanistan | Won by Pakistan | No result | Canceled |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
World Cup Played: Afghanistan Vs Pakistan
Afghanistan and Pakistan have faced each other twice in the ICC cricket world cup. The Pakistan cricket team won both matches.
| Total no. of Matches played | Won by Afghanistan | Won by Pakistan |
| 2 | 0 | 2 |
Afghanistan Vs Pakistan: Win and Loss Records
In summary, the Pakistan cricket team has dominated in matches against Afghanistan. The team has almost won all the games: four ODI matches, four T20 matches, and twice in the world cup.
| Format | Won by Afghanistan | Won by Pakistan | No Result | Canceled | Draw |
| Test | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 0 | 4 | – | – | – |
| T20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frequently asked questions About Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Q1. How many test matches are played by Afghanistan and Pakistan?
Ans: Both teams have never faced each other in test matches but may play test matches soon.
Q2. In which year did they first play their ODI match?
Ans: Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket team played their first ODI in 2012 in Sharjah UAE, where Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets.
Q3. In which year did they play their first World Cup?
Ans: Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket team played their first World Cup in 2019.
